The best laptop models CES 2019

The following new notebook models have great potential to achieve great success in this 2019.

This year's CES is a fertile ground for laptops. In addition to the slight upgrades, there is not much difference from last year, it is not difficult to pick up dozens of faces as well as potential to achieve great success in 2019. If you are interested in laptops, CES 2019 is your 'promised land'. There are everything from ultra-thin gaming laptops equipped with GeForce RTX, Chromebooks that integrate AMD's 'toys' to 17-inch desktops with flexible swap CPUs. In a 'mixed pot hotpot' called CES 2019, we tried to pick out the best 'dishes' for you to get a better overview of the development trend of the laptop world this year. , as well as choose to buy yourself a product like the best.

1. Do you need a "stone pot" laptop?

ALIENWARE AREA-51M

Alienware Area-51m is unlike any other desktop replacement laptop on the market today. You can swap between GPUs on this device with the desktop CPU, providing unprecedented flexibility in the history of notebooks. In addition, Area-51m is also a product that represents the new design language of the laptop market in 2019: Edge, elegance and flexibility in operation. In terms of configuration, the Alienware Area-51m (the highest version) will be equipped with Intel Core i9 processor, Nvidia GTX 1080 GPU, 32GB RAM (2x16GB) DDR4, 2400MHz, and all are the latest versions. The device's starting price is set at $ 2,549 (base version with Core i7 CPU, GTX 1070 GPU, 8GB of RAM). The device will start selling right from the end of this month. Alienware believes that his pet will be able to outplay the stubborn opponents in the same segment.

M17 ALIENWARE

Alienware has tweaked the size and design of its m15 Max Q laptop and released the M17 - a 17-inch desktop replacement laptop complete with the latest RTX mobile GPU. Nvidia. Specifically, the Alienware M17 version 2019 is the manufacturer's thinnest and lightest 17-inch laptop with a thickness of about 23mm and weighs only 2.6kg. In terms of configuration (the highest version), the device supports Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia GTX 1080 GPU, the latest DDR4, 2666MHz RAM. Regarding the processing system, there is nothing to discuss, however, the screen, the background on Alienware M17 only refresh rate (refresh rate) is locked at 60Hz, for both variants showing 1080p and 4K, so be aware of your primary use before buying this laptop.

Alienware M17 has a starting price of $ 1,649.99 for the lowest configuration version (Core i7 CPU, GTX 1060 and 8GB of RAM), the highest version with the above configuration will cost about $ 3,824. .

RAZER BLADE 15 ADVANCED VERSION WITH RTX 2080

Razer, of course, could not stand outside when he brought one of his strategic laptops, Blade 15, with the highlight being Nvidia's new RTX 2080 mobile GPU. Specifically, the Razer Blade 15 Advanced version will use RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080 graphics chip models. Besides the new ray-capable GPUs, Razer once again believes in using Intel Core i7 processors. Intel, and this time the i7 8750H, comes with 16GB DDR4 RAM (expandable to 64GB). And finally, Razer has also retrofitted his product to feature Windows Hello face recognition on the webcam.

The new Razer Blade 15 with the most powerful RTX graphics card will cost $ 2,299 and start shipping on January 29.

ASUS ROG MOTHERSHIP

Have you ever thought of a 17.3-inch Surface Pro game that weighs nearly 4.5kg? In essence, that is the Asus ROG Mothership. The device has a stand, all-in-one design, removable keyboard - the screen and touchpad are equipped with magnetic backlighting, making it one of the most portable PC game designs The most fruit on the market today.

Like many gaming PCs that were announced at CES 2019, the ROG Mothership will support Nvidia RTX 2080 GPU, accompanied by Intel Core i9 processor, 64 GB RAM and 144Hz 1080p screen. The ROG Mothership will be officially launched in the first quarter of this year and the current price has not been disclosed by the manufacturer.

LENOVO YOGA S940

Lenovo dropped the USB-A support on Yoga S940, embracing the future and market trends with modern USB-C ports. Besides, S940 is also an attractive innovation for the cultivated Lenovo Yoga product line, thanks to the ultra-thin screen border and an inverted border. In terms of basic specifications, Yoga S940 uses Intel Core i7 8th generation processor, maximum RAM 16GB and SSD capacity up to 1TB.

As mentioned, there is an impressive point on the Yoga S940 which is a protruding part on the top of the screen, making room for the camera to recognize Windows Hello face, thereby helping to minimize the screen border and optimize the display area . Lenovo will begin shipping S940 Yoga in May with prices starting at $ 1,499.

ASUS STUDIOBOOK

Well, no need to say much, Asus StudioBook is really an interesting laptop. Interestingly, Asus has pressed a 17-inch screen into the body of a 15-inch laptop. Interestingly, Studio Book has a 16:10 frame rate, color correction, Pantone, 97% DCI-P3 color gamut and a 180-degree foldable screen. This is a laptop that looks and looks just like it was created to compete with the MacBook Pro, and helps solve user complaints about the frustrations of using a professional laptop. Apple over the past few years.

In terms of configuration, Asus StudioBook supports up to 64GB RAM, 4TB of storage, Intel Xeon E-2176M hexacore processor and Nvidia Quadro P3200 graphics card. Asus will start shipping StudioBook right from January 2019, although it has yet to disclose the price of the product.

LG GRAM 17

Continuing with the revival of 17-inch laptops, at CES 2019, LG has released Gram 17 - the lightest 17-inch laptop on the market. Although LG may not be the leading brand in the laptop market, no matter how difficult it is, you must admit that Gram 17 is one of the most experienced products out there. now on. The product is equipped with a good configuration with Windows Hello fingerprint login function, screen resolution of 2560 x 1600, 8th generation Core i7 processor (8565U), 512GB storage capacity and 16GB RAM , and all are packed in an aluminum case that weighs less than three pounds. LG Gram 17 will cost from 1,699 USD and start to users later this year.

DELL XPS 13

After four years 'mortar' with the design of putting the webcam on the bottom edge of the screen - a design that gets a lot of 'stone tiles', thank you very much - Dell finally put the webcam on the top of the screen at XPS 13. Now you can breathe a sigh of relief because "don't try to avoid seeing your nose hair when using a webcam". In addition, Dell said its team had spent more than two years shrinking the webcam module to 2.25mm to fit the tiny screen border of XPS 13. The feature to unlock with a forced Windows Hello face "hy "but you still have fingerprint sensors so it's not too worrying, and you'll be happy to know that XPS 13 will also use the latest generation Intel Whiskey Lake Core i3, i5 and i7 processors.

The new Dell XPS 13 is now available, with prices starting at $ 899.

1. Dell will release a two-screen and detachable laptop?

ACER SWIFT 7

The Acer Swift 7 is a thin, fragile ultrabook (but not fragile), only about 9.85mm (0.39 inches) thick and weighs 0.88kg. The product has a 14-inch screen with ultra-thin edges, a native resolution of 1920 x 1080p. In addition, you will get two USB-C Thunderbolt ports, audio jack, Intel Core i7-8500Y Amber Lake processor, with a PCIe 256GB or 512GB SSD, and LPDDR3 8GB or 16GB RAM. Above all, the new battery is a remarkable factor on this product. Acer claims Swift 7 can serve you for 10 hours continuously, praiseworthy on a small, light and thin device like this.

Swift 7 will be available in North America in May, starting at $ 1,699, with previous releases in April in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and China.

1. Acer launched Swift 7 (2019), 9.85mm thin, weighs 890grams, priced from $ 1,699

HP SPECTER X360 (OLED)

As of the time before CES 2019 took place, it is very rare for laptops to use OLED screens, but it is likely that this will begin to change after this year's event, and HP Specter x360 will be one of the the name contributes to that trend. At CES this time, HP introduced to the world a brand-new Specter x360, the first 15-inch OLED laptop. x360 is a variant of the high-end HP Specter range. The device will be equipped with the 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage space from a PCIe SSD.

While HP has not given detailed information about battery life and selling price for each version, Specter x360 is confirmed to start coming to users in March. As Business Insider pointed out, HP is not is the only company that brings OLED laptops at CES 2019 - so are Dell and Lenovo, so you'll have more options worth considering this year.

ASUS ZENBOOK S13

Another laptop that is expected to be launched in 2019 is Asus. The ZenBook S13 is a bordered laptop designed to hold webcams and thereby optimize. The size of the screen border is maximized, leaving only 2.5mm on either side of the screen, making the ZenBook S13 the world's thinnest screen laptop. Speaking of the screen, the Asus ZenBook S13 will use 13.9-inch IPS panel, 1080p resolution for stable visibility. In terms of processing power, the device uses the 8th generation Intel Core i7 chip, up to 16GB RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage. In addition, the ability to handle graphics on the device is also quite good with Nvidia GeForce MX150 discrete card. The detailed price and date of the ZenBook S13 has not been announced by the manufacturer yet, but it is likely that the product will be released in the first quarter of 2019.

ASUS CHROMEBOOK FLIP C434

In 2019 Asus will also launch a new, convertible Chrome OS laptop, called the Chromebook Flip C434. This device is expected to be sold in the next few months. The Chromebook Flip C434 has a 14-inch 1,920 x 1,080 screen with a large display area compared to a body that normally fits just a 13-inch screen. This is due to the fact that the edges of the benzel around the screen have been optimally optimized by Asus, only about 5mm. The entire body is made of aluminum, covering an 8th generation Intel Core processor (Intel Core M3-8100Y, Intel Core i5-8200Y or Intel Core i7-8500Y) and has up to 8GB RAM , along with 128GB of storage. In addition, you will also have two USB Type-C ports, a standard USB port

The Chromebook Flip C434 is not a strategic product for Asus in 2019, but with smart specs and design, it can become one of the best Chromebooks to be released in this year.

Asus said the starting price of the Chromebook Flip C434 will be $ 569, but the company has not yet announced the exact date of the sale.

These are the most notable laptops CES 2019. From now until the end of the year there will be many other laptop models launched by the market, promising to contribute to a 2019 boom of the market. laptop.

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