It should be no surprise that the laptops we’re looking forward to most in 2024 (at least for the first half of the year) were all announced at CES in January. The companies behind the chips are focused on AI, and that’s what you’re going to hear a lot about in 2024, as they try to use it to differentiate these newer premium models from older generations (to try to sell you on upgrading).Â
We’ve already gotten a chance to review the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, which incorporates the latest top-of-the-line AMD Ryzen 8000 series laptop CPU announced in December 2023, as well as the Acer Swift Go 14 and HP Spectre x360 14, both based on the Intel Core Ultra 7 announced in December.
Upcoming models will also include Intel’s gaming-focused 14th-gen Core HX series, launched at CES, although the HX series isn’t based on the most recent Intel Meteor Lake architecture. Expect some refreshes offering upgraded screens — a typical year-over-year enhancement — such as the new 16-inch, 240Hz OLED panels.
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The most notable new designs also take advantage of new features, such as more compact cooling systems to make the laptops smaller and lighter, or incorporating the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless. These are the models we think went the extra mile.
Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 HybridÂ
Lenovo’s been playing around with offbeat laptop designs for a while, and its dual Android and Windows ThinkBook seems almost conventional compared to some of its previous concepts.Â
The device has a processor in each half: a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor powering the tablet and its 14-inch, 2.8K OLED screen, and an Intel Core Ultra 7 chip in the base. That means the base can function as a Windows system when connected to an external monitor. The question is, do enough people want two different operating systems sharing the same hardware for it to get any traction? We’ll find out when it ships in Q2 2024, at…
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