Asus is introducing a new Snapdragon X-powered laptop that’s incredibly lightweight and promises really long battery life, a colorful screen, and all of the ports you need.
With Microsoft’s Windows Copilot AI graduating from a basic ChatGPT competitor to its current, more mature Copilot+ form, PC makers are starting to wake to its abilities and potential within the hardware landscape. At CES 2025, ASUS, for one, has announced a massive catalog of new machines that all leverage AI-centered chipsets (like the Snapdragon
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, a 14-inch laptop that can expand to 16.7 inches by unfurling the entirety of its IPS screen. The company says you’ll get nearly 50% more screen space when you need it, and a more compact portable when you don’t.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i hides a 32-megapixel webcam under its OLED screen. The updated Yoga Book 9i steps up to 14-inch screens with a bitter battery. And Intel’s Lunar Lake powers the lineup.
Lenovo offers up three new gaming handhelds in 2025, all running either the familiar AMD Z1 Extreme processor or the new Z2. The Go S will be offered with SteamOS or Windows 11, and the Legion Go 2 prototype gets an OLED screen and up to 32GB of speedy RAM.
To state the obvious, PC gaming is not only alive and well, but thriving. Need proof? Just look at the bevy of products announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Among them is an array of gaming hardware from Lenovo, which used the event as a launchpad for several new gaming handhelds, laptops, desktops, and more.