Overview
- Asus’s new Zenbook A16 debuts with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme in an ultra‑light 16‑inch OLED design (2.65 pounds) with a 120Hz screen and a claimed 21‑hour battery life, with early multi‑core performance claims pending independent testing.
- Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition weighs under 1kg, pairs a 2.8K 120Hz OLED with Intel Core Ultra Series 3, and is expected in Q2 with prices starting around $1,499.
- Lenovo’s Legion Pro Rollable Concept grows its OLED from 16 inches to 21.5 and up to 24 inches for esports training modes; it remains a concept with no retail timeline.
- Asus refined its dual‑screen offerings: the Zenbook Duo now uses two 14‑inch OLED touchscreens in a sturdier, slimmer chassis with a larger 99Wh battery, and the ROG Zephyrus Duo adds two 16‑inch OLEDs with configurations up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.
- MSI’s refreshed Prestige, Raider, Stealth and Crosshair lines move to Intel Core Ultra, with Prestige pre‑orders opened Jan. 6 and sales set for Jan. 27, while many rivals keep pricing and wider availability to be determined.