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CES is always jam-packed with new laptop announcements, acting as a barometer for the year’s upcoming releases. The proofs of concept at the show display what could potentially come further in the future. 2026 will soon bring us new chip options from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. While I’m excited to see how the latest horse race shakes out, some of the new designs and form factors displayed at the show are easily more compelling.
There was a myriad of new models shown from Asus, Lenovo, Dell, MSI, Acer, and HP. Here’s my shortlist of all the ones I’m most looking forward to testing — or hoping that there will even be an opportunity to test in the future.
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo
I love OLEDs and I enjoy a good gaming laptop. The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo is a gaming laptop based on the excellent Zephyrus G16, but with two full-size OLED displays. Sign me up.
The original Zephyrus Duo was a strange experiment for a laptop with two screens. The lower display was a decently sized strip across the bottom, but now for 2026 the second screen is the whole dang bottom half of the laptop like it should have always been. Asus basically took the dual-screen design it established a couple years ago with the productivity-focused Zenbook Duo and translated it into a Zephyrus gaming laptop. It’s going to make tradeoffs, because the new Zephyrus Duo is likely going to cost more than the standard Zephyrus G16 while not being as powerful, but in exchange you get two 16-inch OLEDs with a 120Hz refresh rate for a multi-monitor setup you can take on the go.
The 2026 Zephyrus Duo looks very promising as a combination gaming laptop and power-user-friendly multiscreen workhorse. There’s really nothing else quite like it. Now let’s cross our fingers that this unique laptop doesn’t get a uniquely high price to match.
Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable concept
I was instantly a fan of rollable laptops when I got to see Lenovo’s concept become a reality at last year’s CES, and its usefulness was proven once I reviewed it. But I, and I wager many of you, wondered if a laptop screen that extended horizontally might be even better. Lenovo’s Legion Pro Rollable concept proves there’s something to that, as I couldn’t help smiling once I saw this gaming laptop extend from 16 inches to an ultrawide 24 inches before my eyes.
This concept was still rough around the edges, with noisy motors that occasionally stuttered, resolution that didn’t adjust to the screen’s changing size, and a massive panel gap in the lid. But if all that gets ironed away, and I expect that it will if it ever comes out, this could be my ideal gaming laptop. You get the immersion and multitasking benefits of an ultrawide monitor on demand, and you get to tuck it away and take it with you. It’s unlike anything else, and I’m really rooting for it to make it past the proof-of-concept stage. I want another moment like last year where we get to say, “and you can own this if you’d like.” I still do shudder to think what it may cost, though.
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