Laptops

Lenovo has started its Windows 11 offensive by heading online for a virtual expo called Tech World 2021 and launching what's claimed to be the world's lightest 14-inch OLED laptop, and a larger and heavier sibling aimed at creatives.

Though Chromebooks can carry low price tags, they can also lack the kind of performance grunt needed by mobile professionals. Asus has launched the CX9 to give "the cloud-first workforce the ability to maximize productivity from anywhere."

HP has announced its lightest consumer laptop, which comes in at under a kilo. The Pavilion Aero 13 features a 2.5K screen with a 16:10 aspect and thin bezels, rocks AMD Ryzen 5000 processing brains and promises over 10 hours of use per charge.

At the Mobile World Congress 2021, Lenovo has launched a laptop powerhouse for creators and prosumers called the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4, and a bunch of accessories under its new Go brand, including a wireless charging pad for laptops.

Consumer electronics giant Acer was one of the first to release a laptop based on Google's Chrome operating system, which was aimed at people who work, learn and play online. Now the company is first out of the Chromebook gate with a 17-inch model.

Earlier this year we featured a refreshing idea to make a 13.5-inch laptop that's designed to be easily customized, upgraded and repaired by users. Ahead of its launch, Framework has now revealed more details.

Samsung has today revealed two new Galaxy Book laptops at a Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event. Despite being thin and light, the Pro and Pro 360 models boast powerful performance and are the company's first Windows machines to boast AMOLED displays.

With many folks working from home thanks to the global pandemic, demand for laptops is on the rise. Asus has responded with the launch of a lightweight portable powerhouse named the ZenBook 13 OLED.

Californian startup Framework says that it was founded to provide quality products that can be customized, upgraded and repaired with ease. The company has today launched a 13.5-inch laptop aimed at ticking all of those boxes.

Sony's Vaio range of computers and laptops were always eye pleasers, but also pricey. The Vaio brand was sold off in 2014, and now a new Vaio Z laptop has surfaced that's wrapped in contoured carbon fiber and commands a starting price of US$3,579.

We've seen a number of laptops sprouting extra screens over the years, but Expanscape out-displays them all with the Aurora 7, a monster of a mobile workstation that puts seven screens in front of the user.

The cool new tech keeps coming at CES 2021, and gaming firm Razer has joined the party. It's showing off upgrades to its flagship Blade laptop line, as well as an immersive gaming chair concept that features a 60-inch rollout OLED display.