CES is always a veritable gold mine for new laptops. CES 2025 has absolutely lived up to expectations—and these are our favorite picks from the world’s leading tech expo.
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Razer Blade 16
Razer is known for its Intel-powered gaming laptops, but the Razer Blade 16 is breaking tradition by coming with an AMD Ryzen AI processor—the second model to arrive with a Team Red chip after the Razer Blade 14. But, more importantly for gamers, it will also come with Nvidia’s RTX 50-Series laptop GPUs, allowing amazing gaming performance with this CPU and GPU combination.
At its highest configuration, you could get the Razer Blade 16 with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with 12 cores and 24 threads and an NPU that hits up to 50 TOPS. You could even fit an Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU in the laptop, giving you 24GB of GDDR7 VRAM and up to a 155-watt TDP for delivering the best possible graphics experience.
You can see the amazing output of this laptop on its 16-inch OLED screen with a QHD+ resolution, a fast 240Hz refresh rate, and 0.2ms response time. Its thin 4.7-mm bezels also help with immersion, ensuring you won’t get disturbed whether you’re working, watching a movie, or gaming. More importantly, you get all this performance in a thin package, measuring just 0.59 inches tall, making it easy to bring your laptop anywhere.
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Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen 6 Rollable
Now, some might say that this is a gimmick, but I really like Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable AI PC—even if the name is a little on the long side. Just like its long name, Lenovo’s rollable laptop also has an extendable screen that can expand from its standard 14 inches (2000×1600 resolution) to a substantial 16.7 inches (2000×2350 resolution), which is why it scored a feature in our Best of CES 2025 Awards.
That’s around 50 percent more screen real estate, just tucked away there, waiting to be used. The screen looks good, too, with a 120Hz refresh rate, 400 nits brightness, and 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable isn’t just a fun screen, either. This laptop has some great specs, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2, 1TB SSD, and 32GB DDR5x RAM.
This is one of those weird and wonderful bits of hardware that actually has a useful purpose, but it does have a couple of small stumbling blocks. One is the price: the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable will set you back a considerable $3,499.
The other is that the rollable screen has an unfortunate whirring sound while opening, which Lenovo has opted to cover with a small jingle, which doesn’t disguise the sound as much as draw more attention. But at the same time, you’re more likely to be mesmerized by your screen magically extending.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition
Lenovo’s new laptops were the pick of the bunch for MakeUseOf at CES 2025, with one picking up an award and two others featuring on this list.
Its new ThinkPad X9 comes in two different sizes: 14-inch and 15-inch. Both units boast a sublime 2.8K, 120Hz OLED touchscreen with 500 nits brightness, but can be swapped out for a WUXGA non-touch panel.
Powering these delightful machines are a selection of Intel’s Core Ultra 7 200-Series processors, up to 2TB PCIe 4.0 storage, and up to 32GB RAM. It also features Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, two Thunderbolt 4.0 ports, a HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
What’s also useful about the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 is the removable battery. It seems like a small feature, but we’ve seen more and more manufacturers opt for integrated batteries, making it difficult to replace when the time comes. So, props to Lenovo for that.
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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI
Gamers always appreciate the extra performance afforded by gaming laptops, but not everyone loves the “gamer” aesthetic of angular shapes and RGB lights. This is why the many gamers who also need laptops for professional work will appreciate the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI. This slim laptop, measuring just around 19.9 mm or 0.78 inches thick, prioritizes performance over anything else, allowing it to remain discreet.
This sleeper laptop hides an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti laptop GPU, allowing top-tier performance on the latest AAA games without lighting up your meeting with shiny RGB lighting. You can spec out the Predator Helios Neo 16S Ai with up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage, allowing you to keep several titles installed simultaneously and making multi-tasking a breeze for the PC. It also sports a 16-inch OLED WQXGA display with a fast 240Hz refresh rate and covers 100% DCI-P3 color space, ensuring you get the most accurate possible colors.
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i is a laptop that prioritizes portability and style without sacrificing performance. This device features an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor with an NPU that outputs 48 TOPS, allowing it to take advantage of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC features. Aside from that, it has a 75Wh battery that could last up to 17 hours, so you don’t have to worry about running out of battery power during the workday. When it comes to connectivity, the Yoga Slim 9i has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, allowing you to quickly transfer files and data.
But what makes this laptop stand out is its ultra-immersive display. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i has a 14-inch 4K 120Hz OLED screen, and its PureSight Pro feature means that it has Delta E<1 and covers 100% of the sRGB, P3, and Adobe RGB color spaces. While all this is already an impressive feat, Lenovo did something else that would blow every other laptop out of the water—it minimized the bezels on the display, giving it a 98% screen-to-body ratio. It did this by hiding the camera behind the screen, making this the world’s first commercially available laptop with an under-display camera.
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Acer Nitro V 14 AI
Acer brought a bunch of new laptops to CES 2025, many featuring top-end chips and high-powered GPUs. But aside from its shiny new Predator models, its new Nitro V AI 14 is a tidy machine that packs some great hardware. Better still, it won’t break your wallet!
The Acer Nitro V AI 14 ships with either an AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 or a Ryzen AI 7 350, which are both decently powerful and enable on-device AI functions. It can come with up to 32GB DDR5 RAM and up to a 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, along with a useful Nvidia RTX 4050 laptop GPU.
Its screen is also tidy and offers two configurations: 2560×1600 with a 165Hz refresh rate, or 1920×1200 with a 120Hz refresh rate. Both options have a maximum 300 nits brightness.
There are also 15, 16, and 17-inch versions of the Nitro V AI laptop, but the 14-inch model hits the sweet spot.
