US EditionThe Best Laptops of CES 2026 (so Far)
Intel and AMD unveil power-efficient Panther Lake and Ryzen AI 400 series chips boosting battery life up to 20 hours, showcased in redesigned laptops at CES 2026.
- On January 9, CES 2026 in Las Vegas saw major PC makers unveil new laptops built around Intel's Core Ultra 'Panther Lake' and AMD's Ryzen AI 5090 series, among the biggest announcements.
- Manufacturers focused on slimmer designs and battery gains to meet buyer priorities, with Samsung claiming up to 30 hours of video playback on the Book6 Ultra and Pro at CES 2026.
- Samsung's Galaxy Book6 family features Panther Lake chips and 2,880 x 1,800 AMOLED displays, HP OmniBook Ultra 14 starts at $1,550 with MIL-STD durability, and Alienware previewed RTX 5090 systems with sub-$1,199 pricing.
- Many announced models still have pricing and release dates listed as TBA by OEMs, while embargoes are lifting and hands‑on coverage continues with CES liveblogging throughout the week.
- Samsung's performance claims point to faster generational improvements in CPU and GPU speeds, with the Ultra model offering 1.6x better CPU and 1.7x improved graphics, while NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs and OEMs' future availability disclosures later this year will influence buyers and market impact.
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Acer Introduces AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series Processors
Acer has refreshed its laptop lineup with a new wave of AI-powered machines running on AMD’s latest Ryzen™ AI 400 Series processors. The update spans everything from ultra-portable productivity laptops to mainstream daily drivers and a performance-focused gaming model, all built as Copilot+ PCs for Windows 11. Powered by AMD’s new “Zen 5” architecture, the [...]
Intel stock jumps nearly 9% as CES Panther Lake push meets fresh Wall Street upgrade
NEW YORK, Jan 7, 2026, 11:06 (ET) — Regular session Intel shares climbed 8.9% to $43.62 on Wednesday, after a sharp early swing that took the stock as low as $39.85 and as high as $44.55. The move puts fresh attention on Intel’s attempt to prove it can build advanced chips at scale again, after years of delays and lost market share. Traders have treated CES as a read-through on whether “AI PCs” — laptops built with dedicated hardware to run AI f…
This week at CES 2026, HP puts portability back at the centre of the game. With the OmniBook Ultra 14, the brand releases a simple, almost aggressive pitch: a premium PC that is easier to carry, to the point where the frontal comparison with Apple can be improved... while transforming this 14 inches into a showcase of its "on-device" IA ambition. HP claims that the [...] Read more CES 2026: HP refreshes its OmniBook X 14 with Intel Panther Lake …
[Las Vegas (USA) = Digital Daily Reporter Kim Moon-ki] Intel has once again raised the bar for 'premium laptops' and presented a new certification standard suitable for the AI era. At 'CES 2026' held in Las Vegas, USA on the 5th (local time), Intel unveiled the specifications of the latest 'Intel Evo Edition' for laptops equipped with the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (codenamed Panther Lake) processor. Intel emphasized that the Evo brand is not a s…
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