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@ihsyed786
January 11, 2025 at 8:02 am
Awesome
@Jayden-lr2mm
January 11, 2025 at 8:05 am
I think the Thinkplus Gen 6 rollable laptop just looks unique but also weird since you need to extend the screen. It would be good to just get a bigger screen laptop
@ross-carlson
January 11, 2025 at 10:21 am
Except that it is BOTH a smaller AND bigger screen as you don’t “have to” unroll it – you can use it rolled up say on a plane then unroll it when you’re in an office.
I’d be worried about that mechanism though.
@saikoro8620
January 11, 2025 at 8:26 am
I don’t understand the hype behind the Asus A14. Windows on Arm is not ready and the A14 is merely another thin laptop that is closer to an iPad than a computer
@zkdd23
January 11, 2025 at 9:04 am
The hype will decrease soon. It’s because it’s new. At first everyone was in awe regarding new Snapdragon laptops, but later on all the problems surfaced with many saying “not ready yet” and now it’s hype again.
@zachb1706
January 11, 2025 at 9:24 am
For many people it’s the perfect laptop. Super power efficient and has a large battery so comes with incredible battery life, it’s incredibly lightweight, well built and affordable.
Computers for most people are 95% working through a browser.
@ross-carlson
January 11, 2025 at 10:23 am
I think someone has clearly NEVER used Windows on Arm – as define “not ready” again? Runs ALL Windows software – check. Runs ARM software super efficiently – check. HUGE battery life – check. LOW heat output – check. Thin and very light – check.
What’s “not ready” about it again? It really is true – if someone tells you Windows on Arm “isn’t ready” they have no idea what they are talking about and have never used Windows on Arm.
– Typed on my daily driver Windows on Arm Lenovo Yoga 7x
@nate-675
January 11, 2025 at 10:59 am
@@ross-carlsonas far as I know, it doesn’t run auto desk applications. Im still waiting for a thin laptop with a long battery life for Revit etc. I hate carrying around a large brick.
@DannerBanks
January 11, 2025 at 12:11 pm
For me it is the weight. Although admittedly i already own an LG Gram. But I like more ultra light laptops getting built by new and different manufacturers. Hope Asus has better build quality than LG
@good2008boy20
January 11, 2025 at 9:12 am
Grower not a shower ???????? 0:40
@oclicksarome
January 11, 2025 at 9:12 am
So they didn’t go to the ROG booth?
@RedBentley
January 11, 2025 at 10:11 am
CNET seems like they’re all kool-aid now. No actual consumer perspective
@stephenhossack4390
January 11, 2025 at 9:46 am
Asus R OG flow z13
@newfnshow031
January 11, 2025 at 9:55 am
in the market for a 14 inch OLED under 2.5 lbs and $500 ( on sale) I’ll cross my fingers and wait it out
@ross-carlson
January 11, 2025 at 10:24 am
Well you’re close *right now* – I just got a Lenovo Yoga 7x that’s right at that weight with an OLED screen and 15+ hour battery for $635 (refurbished with 2 year warranty from eBay).
If you go used you’d likely be there or very, very close.
@rmdomainer9042
January 11, 2025 at 10:35 am
Not much innovation here. I do not want a thinkbook that probably can not be repaired or customised, with a rollable screen that might melt over a couple years. I would rather see an X1 Extreme without a numerical keypad, with a 17 inch screen.
@superresistant0
January 11, 2025 at 11:15 am
look at that bezel finish meme
@typerightseesight
January 11, 2025 at 11:24 am
It’s not the gpu that needs an upgrade the 16gb ram stuff has gotta go, I have a 2023 zephyrus that uses I kid you not 80% ram to idle. lol
@DutchinBrazil
January 11, 2025 at 11:37 am
Those laptop names ????
@WhyInnovate
January 11, 2025 at 12:57 pm
@cnet I am totally stoked for the AMD AI cpu/gpu this will be able to run most AI large language models with 128GB ram th
@robertjahn8498
January 11, 2025 at 1:01 pm
I already like the kind of square form factor of the growing screen in it’s compacted state.
@robertjahn8498
January 11, 2025 at 1:02 pm
I also like the acer laptops, now only hope the specs are better than last year
@bucwolf
January 11, 2025 at 1:07 pm
if I were to get back to windows I would pick a Lenovo any time of the day. they have solid quality and they look amazing.
@samoylov1973
January 11, 2025 at 1:43 pm
Laptops should be personal devices, right? None of the presented could be trully personalized with their mediocre windows OS. Having these ones is like wearing dull uniform from totalitarian regimes or schools, when you are a grown up person. All you can do with them is to change a background. That is all personalization possible. All the rest is actually outdated 30 years old interface with a little polished corners here and there.
@icephoenix5466
January 11, 2025 at 3:11 pm
?Did you expect Linux? There is no solid OS out atm. Also personalisation isnt the goal, they just Need to be tools.
@samoylov1973
January 11, 2025 at 3:31 pm
@@icephoenix5466 For lots of people (me included) a laptop or any personal computer is more than just some tool. I need to like look and feel of it, I need to enjoy it, I need to be able to tailor it to my perception of beauty.
@Mike-wc3jo
January 11, 2025 at 5:42 pm
What exactly do you need it to do?
@Rendact
January 11, 2025 at 8:01 pm
What a dork ????????
@Verton_D
January 11, 2025 at 1:57 pm
Can’t wait for the refreshed ASUS ROG Floe X13 and X16!!
@tecemdia9759
January 11, 2025 at 3:51 pm
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@tnyc
January 11, 2025 at 4:07 pm
Lenovo will meet the same fate as Nissan by denying out-of-warranty claims, even when their faulty engineering causes hardware failures shortly after the warranty expires. They also fail to support their products with driver updates, leaving customers stuck with devices that are vulnerable to hackers and practically paperweights.
@tipoomaster
January 11, 2025 at 4:16 pm
Now what’s the best normal affordable laptop shown at CES
@JoshG_CNET
January 13, 2025 at 10:57 am
CES is not really that kinda show, but the Acer Aspire Vero starts at $800 and Acer usually discounts its laptops throughout the year. Another to look for from Acer that it debuted at the show is the Aspire 14 AI, which is priced about the same as the Vero. I know that’s not necessarily “affordable” but CES really is about splashy attention-grabbing stuff.
@tipoomaster
January 13, 2025 at 11:25 am
@@JoshG_CNET Appreciate this kind of answer. I know CES is obviously for splashy attention grabbers, but I’m just curious to see the line for basic normal affordable laptop move up.
@JoshG_CNET
January 13, 2025 at 11:37 am
@@tipoomaster I completely understand and frankly, I’ll be looking at last year’s models for myself ????
@avalagum7957
January 11, 2025 at 6:58 pm
I’ll try one of them with Arch around Thanksgiving 2025 ????
@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184
January 11, 2025 at 7:24 pm
I Love Lenovo!!! Rollable Tablet Version Must be Awesome!!! ????????????????????
@Windows11Official
January 11, 2025 at 7:45 pm
Ok Lenovo. You removed the iconic “red nipple” on ThinkPad for the sake of AI? Yeah guess I won’t buy your laptop this year
@rosariodagosto6484
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 pm
Imb is low quality
asus best
@recursion.
January 11, 2025 at 9:35 pm
no one cares about co pilot. Im not paying a cent for that service
@msh104utube
January 12, 2025 at 12:25 am
Lenovo should have named that one “The Erector”.
@davidsentanu7836
January 13, 2025 at 7:06 am
Lenovo Thinkfilth
@migamnsd
January 12, 2025 at 2:28 am
I liked hp zbook ultra g1a its looks simple but powerful, nothing shiny, do any jobs
@karanveersinghdulku
January 12, 2025 at 3:42 am
Msi where ?
@VazgShah79
January 12, 2025 at 7:01 am
Honestly, I didn’t expact fron Lenovo such unreasonable laptops for 2025 CES. Very sad.
@IceSnower
January 12, 2025 at 12:08 pm
Thinkpad without red trackpoint isn’t Thinkpad
@Ozzmosis_Inc
January 12, 2025 at 6:05 pm
Alienware, I mean. Come on. Teal green and glass on the bottom that we will never see? How about the below average monitor you’ve put on your flagship M18 the last couple years? Tell me that has been upgraded?
@JoshG_CNET
January 13, 2025 at 11:18 am
I get it, but really none of the gaming laptop announcements were ground-breaking. I’m generally a fan of the ROG stuff but those updates were more hardware than design. To answer your display question, both sizes of the Area-51 will have a 2.5K display, the 16 will be 240Hz, the 18 will be 300Hz. both cover 100% DCI-P3 color space.
@Ozzmosis_Inc
January 13, 2025 at 11:46 am
@@JoshG_CNET The problem with the 18 has been the nits. 300 (measuring 280) on a monitor that size and a gaming PC of that caliber is totally unacceptable. What’s AUS up to this year? 1000? If Alienware is still sitting with that same performance then it’s DOA yet again and i’ve been looking forward to this model for a year.
@RiteshChaudhary-h1b
January 13, 2025 at 2:39 am
E-waste for labor
@SalemTechsperts
January 13, 2025 at 11:14 am
4:05 “Alieneware”?
@guttom
January 13, 2025 at 11:51 am
all of them have one thing in common, horrible keyboard repairability ????