8 Coolest New PCs & Laptops Announced At CES 2021

MSI, Acer, ASUS, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and other companies have announced plenty of PCs and laptops at CES 2021. Whether you like a 2-in-1 touchscreen, the best gaming Ultrabook, or something a little more careful about the cost, we’ve rounded up all of the coolest laptops here.

CES 2021 hosted Acer announcing the new Predator Triton 300 SE with the latest 11th generation Intel processors and NVIDIA RTX GPUs. If you’re looking for a sleek and subtle gaming laptop that doesn’t have nasty RGB lighting or heavy design accents, this is a sleeper as you can get.

Inside you’ll find up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 H35 processor. This capable processor is capable of boosting up to 5 GHz, allowing for high levels of performance, especially when considering the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. Acer’s dual fan cooling solution should help keep everything cool, thanks to the inclusion of the company’s 5th generation AeroBlade metal fan. All the benefits contained in the laptop will easily deliver content to the Predator Triton 300 SE’s 14-inch screen, which can reach up to 144Hz.

Even with all that power, the laptop should see 10+ hours before it needs to be charged, unless you’re planning on gaming, of course. Acer is expected to release the new Predator Triton 300 SE in the US and beyond in March, starting at $ 1,400.

ASUS ROG Flow X13 (ROG XG Mobile)

It was only a matter of time before one of Razer’s competitors offered a gaming Ultrabook to rival that of the Blade, and ASUS announced it at CES 2021. The ROG Flow X13 is impressive because the compactness of the laptop and what ASUS has managed to cram into it.

You can outfit this thing with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS processor, up to 32GB of LPDDR4x-4266MHz RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU, and up to 1TB of PCIe 3.0 SSD storage. Things get really interesting with the optional 4K display, which can be powered using the ROG XG Mobile.

This device is an external GPU case with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 card inside. Additionally, ASUS doesn’t rely on Thunderbolt for this external GPU, but instead created its own solution with a custom PCIe 3.0 x8 interface that connects it directly to the processor. It is also capable of keeping the laptop powered on. This thing will be quick and quick.

HP Elite Folio

At CES 2021, HP announced an all-new professional-grade 2-in-1 Elite Folio. The HP Elite Folio is designed to be a mobile powerhouse, featuring the latest ARM Snapdragon 8cx Gen2 processor with built-in LTE for an always-on, always-connected experience.

Not only that, but it can also be configured with up to 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of M.2 PCIe SSD, and rocks a 13.5 inch 1920×1280 display with 3: 2 resolution. The Elite Folio should go on sale in February, pricing has yet to be announced.

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i

Lenovo brought the ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 to CES 2021, and we haven’t seen anything like it this year yet. The laptop has an e-Ink screen on the back in addition to its traditional screen. Compared to the first generation laptop, this ink screen is much larger and more responsive, matching the 2560 x 1600 resolution of the main screen.

Not only is the ink screen better, Lenovo also ran in a larger 16:10 main display, Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos on some models. You can configure them up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, and it comes with its own stylus that you can use on the laptop.

Oh, and did we mention you can wirelessly charge the ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i? Well, you can with Lenovo’s optional charging mat. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i will be available in Q1 2021 with a starting price of $ 1,549.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga

Lenovo has released a brand new model for CES 2021 in the form of the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga 5G. Thin as a tablet, featuring an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, optional 5G connectivity and a remarkable 3: 2 aspect ratio, this 2-in-1 laptop (with stylus included) is the ultimate mobile productivity machine.

As the name suggests, Lenovo uses real titanium in this laptop, especially the cover. It’s cool to the touch, very light, but also incredibly durable. Lenovo also uses its other famous materials like a magnesium chassis with carbon for the bottom half. It’s light for a convertible and can do pretty much what any other Windows laptop can do.

You can configure the laptop with an optional Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem (which reverts to 4G LTE if there is no 5G). The 13.5-inch display is also attractive because it’s a 3: 2 aspect, which is like what Microsoft uses in its Surface line. The 2256 x 1504 display supports Dolby Vision with a decent 450 nits brightness.

Touch and inking are supported, and you even get a Lenovo pen in the box. The keyboard might be a bit shallow for those used to the ThinkPad lineup, but it’s as good as you’d expect from the company. It’s a solid portable workhorse, and editor Daniel Rubino has been enjoying since last week.

The ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga will be available to order starting January 2021, with prices starting at $ 1,899.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7+

So it’s not the coolest product on the market since it’s basically a Surface Pro 7, but Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 7+ is quite a big device for 2021. We’ve all changed our way. to work and learn through the pandemic, and Microsoft is looking to help provide the means to do so with the new tablet designed for the business and education sectors.

The most interesting changes for Surface Pro 7+ start with the SSD, which you can easily remove with a screw. Next are the processors, which now belong to the 11th generation Intel family, bringing a 30% increase in processor performance and nearly 80% in graphics processor thanks to the new Iris Xe graphics.

In addition, you can now order a Surface Pro with 32 GB of RAM. This version won’t be cheap as it’s only available with a Core i7 and 1TB of internal storage, bringing the price up to $ 2,800. Finally, there is 4G LTE. This isn’t Surface Pro 8, just an edition of Surface Pro 7 made for businesses and schools.

Creator MSI 15

MSI announced the Creator 15 at CES 2021, and we’re always excited to see dedicated desktops for those who need the extra performance margin for design and video. Because it is designer-focused, you can outfit this laptop with an Intel Core i7-10870H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q GPU.

It has a Calman-verified 15.6-inch 4K True Pixel panel and covers 100% AdobeRGB. It runs on the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series graphics. It also has a 99.9 Wh battery, which is just below the 100 Wh maximum that the TSA allows for checked baggage. While we don’t know when the Creator 15 will launch, MSI has said it will start at $ 1,899.

MSI Summit E13 Flip

To go with the new Creator 15, MSI also announced its first 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop in many years without a discrete GPU. Designed for businesses and professionals, the Summit E13 Flip includes a fancy pen for inking and a CNC milled frame in white or black (with a rose gold pattern). It is elegant but not ostentatious.

The 13.4-inch Full HD display isn’t the best, but with a 16:10 display aspect with 100% sRGB color accuracy with touch should be more than enough for those focusing on writing and business. Inside, MSI has upgraded to an Intel Core i7-1185G7, which can boost up to 4.8 GHz and run at 28 watts.

Interestingly, in addition to the storage option of up to 1TB, MSI also offers models with 32GB of LPDDR4 RAM. While some laptops like the XPS 13 have this option, most 13-inch Ultrabooks don’t, instead capping at 16GB. This makes the Summit E13 Flip capable of running heavy software with ease.

The top starts at $ 1,599 for the Core i7, Intel Xe graphics, with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. But that’s about $ 115 cheaper than a similarly configured Dell XPS 13, so there are the usual savings by going with MSI. The next model upgrades to 1TB of storage and 32GB of RAM for $ 1,899. Look for the MSI in the coming weeks in different markets.

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