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Computex, the world's biggest computing trade show, is winding down, but it was a huge one this year. Nvidia announced its new RTX Spark processor, rallying each of the major consumer laptop brands to show off a veritable army of high-performance laptops boasting impressive stats, but not a whole lot of backup.
On the flip side, those same brands announced a host of new "cheap premium" laptops in the $599 and $699 range to directly compete with the MacBook Neo -- Apple's incredible-value laptop that dropped a bomb on the PC market earlier this year.
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Computing was front and center, but there were some awesome gaming gadgets as well, like Asus ROG's X1 Real AR glasses that transform gaming on your handheld or PC into a 3D experience with an incredibly crisp micro-OLED display and immersive 171-inch virtual screen at 13 feet. Here are the top five products I saw at Computex 2026 in Taipei.
1. Nvidia RTX Spark
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Without a doubt, the biggest announcement at Computex this year was Nvidia's RTX Spark, its Arm-based processor capable of up to 1 petaflop of AI performance and next-gen graphics for Windows devices. The chip marks Nvidia's entrance to the consumer laptop market, joining the likes of Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Each of the major laptop manufacturers announced new models with the RTX Spark in turn: Asus, HP, Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, and MSI, with Acer and Gigabyte coming later this year. Together, they formed a unified front with new high-end devices made for gamers and creators.
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