Well folks, CES 2023 is here. The event will run through the week, but we're keeping a close eye on any new computer hardware - mostly laptops! - that crops up each day and will be compiling everything we see right here for your browsing convenience.
We've got laptops from all the major players; Acer, Asus, and LG have already revealed new hardware, with more to follow. There have also been big announcements from Intel and Nvidia, who have respectively announced new processors and new graphics cards for the PC-builders among us.
Check back throughout the week, because we'll keep adding to this page whenever we see something new. Our dedicated computing team has boots on the ground at the event in Las Vegas, so you can be assured that we'll deliver the best, most up-to-date coverage of CES.
Acer laptops at CES 2023
Acer has gone buckwild this CES, revealing a huge array of new laptops from all of its key ranges. We'll start off with the chunky, funky Helios 18 and Helios 16 laptops - the former of which is quite unique as an 18-inch gaming laptop - equipped with shiny new RTX 4000 mobile GPUs (more on those later).
Those new GPUs can also be found in some new Nitro gaming laptops, which also pack the latest 13th-gen Intel Core or 7th-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs. Elsewhere, gamers get a special treat in the form of the SpatialLabs TrueGame software, part of a continuing effort from Acer to bring 3D viewing technology to more audiences. We also saw a pair of new Predator gaming monitors.
Beyond the gaming sphere, Acer has more to show off. There are multiple new Aspire and Swift laptops, including the incredibly sleek but big-screened Swift Go 16, which boasts a glorious 120Hz OLED display. For those who need strong performance in a slim package, there's the Swift X 14, which will use an RTX 4050.
But wait, there's more! Acer also showcased a number of new all-in-one computers, including the Aspire S (which comes in 27- and 32-inch models) and the super-simple Chrome OS-powered Chromebox CX15, which also comes in a business-focused enterprise variant.
Finally, Acer saw fit to step outside of its usual computing bubble and revealed two completely unexpected products: a smart speaker called the Halo Swing, and - bizarrely - a desk with a built-in exercise bike called the eKinekt. We imagine that's just about legally distinct enough from Microsoft's failed attempt at camera-controlled gameplay with the Xbox Kinect.
Asus laptops at CES 2023
Asus isn't sitting around to let Acer hog the limelight. There's a new 18-inch gaming laptop here too, as part of the new range of Asus ROG Strix SCAR laptops, some of which will use Intel's mighty new Core i9-13980HX mobile processor, now the world's most powerful laptop CPU.
It's not just new Strix products either; the ever-successful ROG Zephyrus line is getting new entries, starting with slick new redesigns for the Zephyrus M16 and G16 - both already excellent gaming laptops, now updated with more powerful hardware and a new look. We're also getting new models of Asus's dinky gaming tablet, the ROG Flow X13 and Z13.
In total, there were thirteen new ROG laptops from Asus announced, with a lot of focus being placed on the manufacturer's Nebula display technology. Nebula is essentially a minimum hardware spec for Asus laptop screens, mandating 'a strict criteria of fast motion, bright backlights, and vivid colors.' Having seen these panels in the past, it's good to see Asus is sticking to its guns and aiming to deliver top-notch laptop displays.
Beyond the ROG brand, we saw new Zenbooks, Vivobooks, and TUF gaming laptops. It looks like Asus is following Acer's move into 3D tech, with a ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 and Vivobook Pro 16X that will both feature new Asus Spatial Vision technology to deliver glasses-free 3D.
LG laptops at CES 2023
LG has kept things relatively low-key in the laptop space this year at CES, perhaps unsurprisingly since it also had plenty of TVs to show off. We were pleased to see two new variants of the excellent LG Gram laptop, however: the Gram Ultraslim and the Gram Style.
As the name implies, the Ultraslim model is, well, ultra slim. It's the thinnest Gram yet, measuring less than 11mm in thickness and weighing 998 grams. It's still got an incredible 15.6-inch OLED display, though.
More interesting is the Gram Style, which has a funky iridescent glass finish that makes the colors of the chassis shift as it catches the light. Inside, the trackpad is now invisible; there's a haptic rectangle beneath the keyboard that illuminates with soft LED backlighting when you touch it.
There's also a variety of LG Gram 14, 15, 16, and 17 models, all updated for 2023 along with the Style and Ultraslim with new 13th-generation Intel Core CPUs.
Nvidia at CES 2023
Naturally, the big-ticket item at Nvidia's CES 2023 showcase was the new RTX 4070 Ti GPU - stay tuned on this one, as we've got our own full review of this graphics card in the works. The 4070 Ti is a retooled, renamed RTX 4080 12GB, the GPU that Nvidia unceremoniously 'unlaunched' after negative reception. The new GPU will cost $799, a hundred dollars less than its original incarnation.
That wasn't all Nvidia had to show off, though: there was a ton of talk about the new 'Nvidia Omniverse' of interconnected creative software, but more excitingly we got confirmation that Nvidia will be releasing five laptop GPUs this year: the RTX 4080 and 4090 for powerhouse gaming machines, and compact Max-Q versions of the RTX 4050, 4060, and 4070 for more affordable laptops starting at $999.
It's a bit strange to see the 4050 and 4060 announced for laptops when we still have basically no information about the desktop versions of the cards - at least, nothing concrete from Nvidia itself - but we're happy to see them nonetheless and are very curious to see how they stack up against the previous generation of budget laptop GPUs.
Intel at CES 2023
Intel had a LOT of new processors to show off this year at CES, essentially running the full gamut of mobile CPUs. At the top end of the scale, we saw the new Core i9-13980HX - the world's first 24-core laptop processor, which will be making its debut in high-end gaming laptops this year.
For the rest of us, Intel has confirmed that its Pentium and Celeron lines of budget CPUs are officially dead: in their place, the new N-series chips will power the next wave of budget laptops and Chromebooks.
Intel revealed dozens of new N-, P-, and H-series processors at CES 2023, although it looks like one might have slipped through the cracks: we noticed that an as-of-yet unannounced i9-13900KS chip briefly went on sale in France and China before being pulled, and there was no mention of the CPU at Intel's CES presentation. Curious...
- Check out our CES 2023 hub for all the latest news from the show as it happens. We'll be covering everything from 8K TVs and foldable displays to new phones, laptops and smart home gadgets, so stick with us for the big stories.
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