To say that CES was a PC show this year is an understatement. We spent time with dozens of laptops in Las Vegas, and these are our favorites across nine key categories.

Consumer Electronics Show is always a massive event that sees dozens of laptops announced, but CES 2025 was especially notable. Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all made significant hardware announcements,

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.

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.

Computex is usually the proving ground for PC hardware launches but CES also sees a lot of action. At CES 2025, the two big PC chip makers announced new hardware that well be seeing in upcoming laptops.