10 laptops that blew us away at CES 2025

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.

- MATTHEW S. SMITH

The annual 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, and those announcements meant every laptop maker had a hoard of refreshed, upgraded laptops to show.

But the show wasn't just about the hardware. CES 2025 also saw Lenovo debut the world's first rollable OLED laptop, a serious new MacBook Air competitor from Asus, and a flagship gaming laptop that seems a bit too obsessed with Skyrim.

Much as we did with our roundup of the best monitors at the show, we've picked the best laptops of CES 2025.

1. ACER ASPIRE VERO 16

Acer found an unusual way to generate headlines at CES 2025: It made a laptop out of oyster shells. Well, partially, at least. The Aspire Vero uses up to 70% “PCR and bio-based materials” in its chassis. Basically, it’s made of recyclables and gunk.

It’s a bit odd, then, that the Aspire Vero 16 is among the more appealing entry-level laptops at the show. The chassis isn’t fancy, but the PCR materials provide the laptop with a unique look and texture. It’s not flashy, but it stands out.

Materials aside, the Aspire Vero 16 is a simple, versatile machine. It has Intel Core Ultra 200H processors, up to 32GB of memory, and up to 1TB of storage. It’s affordable, too, at $799.99 to start. Look to see it hit stores in Q2 2025.

2. SAMSUNG GALAXY BOOK5 PRO 16-INCH