From a laptop with a screen that grows to a 1-kilogram ultraportable to the world's most powerful 14-inch workstation, these are the laptops that grabbed our attention at CES.

There are many new laptops coming from Dell, Alienware, Asus, Acer, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer. Many may just boil down to chip bumps and slight refreshes, but there are some that are betting big on new ideas, thinness, raw power, and over-the-top accouterments. Here are the ones I’m most excited for.

There was a glut of fresh laptops at CES 2025, powered by a new generation of CPUs and GPUs. But only the best new notebooks made this list.

While Dell wasn’t at CES proper, the company unveiled its latest Alienware laptops during the big event. The company has brought back its old Area-51 branding for the upcoming 16- and 18-inch gaming laptops to celebrate nearly 30 years of Alienware.

There were a whole slew of new laptops introduced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Here are all of the major announcements.