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Am I the only one who's getting tired of hearing about AI

I feel like this year’s “Why buying a laptop sucks” is going to be eerily similar to last year’s (at least for Windows laptops) 😂

When you're this passionate about computers, your inner voice won't let you peddle garbage. I feel Josh's voice can be trusted.

Good advice: buy a last-year model. And go larger than 14" if possible, to avoid cooling-related annoyances.

It's really helpful to have a quick summary for CES

BTW, when you look at the second camera in the cutaway shots, it looks so, so, so much better. That small change makes such a difference in how polished the finished product of your videos appear.

Something I think that's not talked about more, especially in the 14" gaming laptop market, is the adoption of the higher wattage usb c power delivery. I'm also super excited for the MSI Trascend or whatever mainly because it's using PD 3.1, along with Framework 16. Standardization is the way forward with powering these devices.

Awesome and informative video!
Thanks!)
Can't wait to see the Framework 16

Thx for the work

Great video, thank you! Any thoughts on the Galaxy Book 4 line-up?

Thank you for the video. I would like to see more of what computer people buy and use themselves.

Please do more content on 16inch laptops this year like you did with the 14s :)

A very helpful video. Thank you, Josh!

Great job!
Thank you for your efforts in putting this together 😊

Looking forward to the laptops review! 🙌🏾

My subjective viewpoint is that Intel, AMD, Nvidia don't have much new upgrades to offer because we have reached the current peak in technology. CPUs, GPUs are already innovated to the level where there aren't massive upgrades possible, without some totally new technology (such as optical computing for example). Nanometer race is getting to an end, since making things smaller with current technology isn't yielding lot of returns. Laptops themselves are already maxed out as well. Displays are edge to edge, batteries with maximum allowed capacity, cooling at its max where there isn't any room to add more power to the system. Screens look nicer than ever with high resolutions and color accuracy, etc. I got the Slim 7i last year and really don't really see what there is to improve after this. It is at its peak and has all the good stuff already. Similar story in mobile phone industry where the improvements are just incremental for the past few years already. Tech sector is laying off lot of people, to replace with AI.. while AI itself is still too raw and untested. This will likely come back to bite some time soon. Given the situation with Boeing, 2024 may be a year where lot of red starts to show in the stock market. Time will tell.

G14 or OMEN 14 which one is more impressive ?
Looking for a high performance 14 inch windows laptop this year.

Thank you for a great video. 👍

Hello Josh,
I need your advice today for a new laptop.
Because water leaked out of my sports bag, directly onto my laptop, onto the screen, during the exam period.
I need a new laptop.
Could you please advise me and tell me if the dual-screen feature is suitable for this?
I'm studying engineering, where I use various programming programs.
C++, Java, Python, as well as 3D CAD, technical drawing.
Is it suitable for that, or can you recommend another one?
Thank you for your help.

So many laptops without numpads. To me this says that most laptops are oriented towards either homes/gamers or graphical content creators, and certainly not to people in the scientific or engineering community, or financial/administrative community, where a numpad is often a must.
To me, any laptop bigger than 15" without numpad is just a miss. The space is there, why not use it. As a business owner in the engineering sector, I even use the little numpad inside the touchpad on my asus 13.3" from time to time when I'm away from home and want work getting done. Brilliant feature!

I loved this summary, will put a stop in surfing on youtube looking for more CES news. It was pretty underwhelming this CES and thanks to Josh for pointing this out

Really looking forward to the Acer Aspire Vero 16 👌🏼
And the new generation of the 14 inch Vero later this year (hopefully)

good REVIEWs. We look forward to Framework 16" review ... SOON ????

I was waiting for your video. Finally !

I had an xps 13 plus and the touch bar and heat issues were so horrible I had to return it. Hopefully the new ones are better.

Josh, did you have a chance to check out the LG Gram Pro?

Yeah, I'll have to see reviews before deciding on my next laptop. For now eyeing the G16

Nice to hear that my few months old Legion Pro 7i still holding up 🔥

I will never pay any more money for any laptop unless it is fully modular like Framework even if they did a laptop with three double OLED screens with a battery of 1 week and warranty forever

glad i waited those g14 and g16 is looking really nice.

Have you reviews the budget hp victus ? I’m interested in that review. Thanks.

I would like to hear your opinions on the asus rog x13. Business looking, thin and light whose performance has been lauded by most. Battery life has seen erratic results. I am interrested your opinion as software developper.

Yes, this is very helpful, especially to temper the hype that manufacturers try to generate!

The capacitive function row is funny lol, what purpose does it serve?

I was so waiting to replace my old Dell xps with a new one. But, getting rid of the function key seems like a blunder b/c many people use them for productivity short cuts. Then to make them capacitance keys is another blunder. Did they not learn from Apple? I decided to look elsewhere for my replacement.

Hi Josh! Any idea of when the Cyborg 14 will be coming out?

What do you think about the expertbook new B series ,like 5404?

This was so good! Very nice video!

It's strange that some of the new handheld game console manufacturers decided to roll with the Intel Ultra 155H silicon 🤔

I wish g16 has a numpad on it like past year’s Zephyrus duo

My 2013 MBP i5, 8GB RAM, is still going strong. Light, does day-to-day tasks and Civ 5, and I have the latest macOS on it with a workaround. :) This is small, light, useful, and has all the ports (except USB-C, but that's okay). Battery life is fantastic; it's my road warrior. For day-to-day tasks, my Alienware X14 is doing a good job but am mostly using it as a desktop replacement at this point, with a docking station, external keyboard and mouse, and a large Alienware monitor. It does travel once in a while but is hobbled by battery performance. It compiles my Camtasia videos pretty well and plays Baldur's Gate 3 well, too.

Intel, AMD and Windows need to sit down and figure out some kind of unified strategy for performance and battery life or else by the time it's really bad it will be too late to catch up. The development to market time line is not short and the competition is not stagnant.

I cannot stand the touch function keys on the newer XPS.

Awesome overview of CES laptop releases with your very tasteful insight on what actually counts as upgrades vs marketing shenanigans. Absolutely more of this.
Excited to see the real-world results of Intel's 14th gen charade vs 13th gen and AMD. Seems that with the new looks-focused approach and the disappointment expected from Intel, manufacturers would have to actively take their older models off the market, just to be able to sell their newer ones.

A belated welcome to Arizona. You're right! That drive is beautiful. I made that trip many times for work myself over the years. I dig your videos. You and the team do a great job and appear not to be shills for the OEM's. I appreciate that. Keep up the good work. We want your mum to continue to be proud. Lastly, yes, if your up for travel, I'd love to see more videos on shows like CES. By the way, I'm trying out a Beelink NER 6 Ryzen 9 6900 HX. Get's good reviews, plays games, and is meets my application for mobility. Perhaps you can look at some of the better NUC style computers in the future????? Thanks!!!

Man you live here in AZ ? Im in Glendale love your reviews lead me to my decision fo get my Helios 16 I9 RTX 4080 last year

Hey josh i need to purchase a laptop for my university right now and i was strongly leaning towards purchasing the 2023 legion slim 7 with i7 13th gen and RTX 4060. But then came the CES along with a redesigned Zephyrus G14 and G16.
So, Is it worth it to wait for the G16 to launch?
As it highly depends on the pricing for me, Do you have any idea about the pricing of the new Zephyrus G16, are they gonna bump up the prices compared to the last year because of a more premium display, build and speaker system?

8:42, mine is single fan and shared heatpipes, which makes cpu and gpu handicapped, with heavy thermal throttling.

It would have been interesting to hear your take on thinkpad p1 gen 6, if occasion arise.

What did you think of the new HP Spectre x360 14? Will you be doing a review? With the XPS moving to a touch bar function key row (complete non-starter for me), this now potentially looks to me like the best ultrabook - interested in what the performance / battery life numbers say though.

As usual a great review. Thanks. I just feel like you missed Lenovo yoga 9i pro.

which laptop would you recommend for a professional audio engineer, where CPU performance and low fan noise are a priority and to be run on Windows?

Have you had a look at Asus X13 and X16 Flow? It's really the only convertible laptop with a full fat gaming GPU. I would love to see your thoughts.

simple and good review ❤❤

Your videos are so practical and help so much for making decisions for buying the right laptop. Thanks.

2:08 "Like blurring backgrounds on a Zoom call"
Shows a Teams call. Lol.

Literally Dell xps becomes the laptop version of what we define as Bimbo.
Stunning to look at, but comes with minimum functionality (limited ports, thermal issues and probably short battery life). Still prefer their previous classic design with the carbon palmrest

Great preview of laptops thats to come. Though with the bevy of laptops to choose from I feel buying one would never be enough

You did great Josh! I wish you'd highlighted more of your interaction with Framework or at least earlier in the video 😊

Great content 👌 👏
Whats your thoughts on the new hp x360 2-in-1 14", noticed you didn't mention any 2-in-1 laptops 🤔
Keep up the great content 👏

This is a great video! Such a sober and knowledgeable first take.

I'm personally holding out until AND strix halo, expexted to be x86's closets m1 equivelant

The MSI Claw is the only mobile computing device from CES that I found interesting since it uses a Meteor Lake Intel CPU instead of the AMD Z1. I want to see how an eGPU would perform with it.

Hi Josh ! First of all I'd like to say thank you for your video. You're really helpful when it comes to laptop.
But I have a problem: in 2022 I bought hp latest envy x360 15. Everything I wanted was on the paper. But the thing is the battery only lasted 4h/4h30 a day 💀. I'm a student so I only used it for school but I couldn't finish the day without charging it.
So right now I'm lost and idk what to choose: an aio? A laptop? Which one? I want something with a really good battery and also something that can handle light video/photo editing
Please help me I'm desperate!

Hello Joshy, you hit it out of the park with this video. It's a pity if you didn't take the chance to film something substantial with Jarrod.
I always like your review videos for the bluntness (no holding back out of fear of backlash) and focus on practicality/usability (battery life, portability, heat on keyboard deck etc.) I had a slight worry before opening this video up, that it would just be another typical CES round-up like others do where they don't talk about any negatives. But you delivered perfectly again.
BTW do you think all the 2024 laptops using Meteor Lake Ultra Core CPUs are being made to use unswappable LPDDR5x due to pressure from Intel or maybe because it has some kind of synergy with the iGPU or AI stuff on the chip?

I don't understand. Dave2D has previewed the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i, with the new Intel Ultra Core 7 CPU, which means it's fast, cool and quiet. Did Lenovo not have those at the CES?

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the new Intel Ultra CPUs way more power efficient? Isn't that the whole point? So then these new laptops would be a lot more power efficient wouldn't they?

Any recommendations for the best possible gaming laptop thats is also a 2-1? Thanks

Can you do a review on Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid?

7:57 I have its slightly bigger brother, the Cyborg 15, with a 4050.

I really can’t wait for the Framework 16 laptop review! There are so many things they are doing right.
So eh.. when does the embargo lift? 🤓

Waiting for a dedicated/comparative video on the XPS 13. I'm an academic so I'll go with a U i5 and that's all I need. As long as it does not turn into a mini heater while adobe, chrome and word have about 20 combined tabs, I'm fine with it.

Glossy screens being a trend and small arrows keys are two things that will always prevent me to buy these laptops. I think small laptops are going in the wrong direction and doesn't match anymore with needs of people. I could buy computers more often if manufacturers didn't fail so badly to build good and usable computers. It's becoming a treasure hunt to find a decent laptop for fair price, especially in Europe.

I did not see any mention of the piezoelectric cooling technology that was promoted last year. I was hoping to see at least 1pc laptop demo this

We need a review on omen 14 Josh pls make it fast can't wait for it

I want that ASUS Duo keyboard for my Lenovo Yogo Book 9i dual screen. I absolutely love it (not my main laptop) but the keyboard needs a touchpad and backlighting.

Thank you very much for not taking sponsors for this video. Almost all KRplusrs gets sponsored to talk about certain laptops from CES. And I have noticed that it limits how negative they can be during initial impressions. Much appreciated.

0:29, that selfie, full smile on, with @JarrodsTech made my like to this video haha

When does the Framework 16 embargo lift? I'm really curious about that thing.

Thinkpad t14s amd 7840U is still Dady in windows bussiness line

I want to know what best laptop to buy that may be amd new chip and how it compares

Josh, pls do a review on Asus Vivobook and how different it is from Zenbook, I'm planning to buy Vivobook 14x Oled as Zenbook isn't available or affordable in India.

Like always a wonderful video.I wonder why all brands are so hesitant to use newer ways of cooling, I have yet to see a laptop or even console use air-jet as a thinner and much more silent cooling option.

please review the zenbook duo soon! it is strange how much I want to know whats your opinion on it xD though I am not buying any laptop at the moment

Do you have plans on reviewing the Asus Rog Zephyrus G16?

I would like a focus on 16" gaming laptops, thermal performance, and screen color gamut and color accuracy.

My Robo & Kala with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 handles all of my casual use cases and 95% of my work as a .NET developer just fine with no fan noise, so I am eagerly awaiting Snapdragon X Elite devices later this year.

Tbh i really prefer micro sd slots. Most devices use the small ones and then you dont have to bring the big one. Moreover the big one just takes up to much space which could be used for other i/o. If you are using any device using the big one like a camera, bringing an adapter is not your main concern

Josh so are they discontinuing the Lenovo Legion Slim 7? That's such a shame because I was ready to pick that up based on your review but it looks like that's out of stock as of the moment and possibly never again? :(

Josh, I commend your work. You're doing a fantastic job helping us making well informed decision.

I heard somewhere the X elite draws 80W of power? That's 4x what an M-series processor draws

this was best ces roundup

Yo man I really need your help. I have a zenbook 14 but it just froze by starting it up. I hasn’t reacted for over 8 hours and buttons don’t work. Can you help pls?

Is there any windows laptop I can get that can compete with a 14 inch m3 pro MacBook Pro and still have upgradable ram?
It needs to have a glossy display.

would have liked vlog of your time in vegas

I was wondering if there will be a new Asus Zenbook 14X release in 2024. I can find any information online. I love the design but the battery life is a deal breaker.

Personally had to go with last years g14 (2023), the OLED screen trend i dont like it. I want to have a laptop with high end non OLED, so i dont need to worry about burn in.

Great summary by you that laptop manufacturers choose form over functionality and that the new CPUs and old GPUs do not allow big improvements. I have seen a lot of CES coverage but nobody articulated these facts that clearly. In fact lots of coverage seemed more like advertisement with all these sponsored videos.
But I like that the Asus G14 and G16 laptops get much lighter, I look forward to your reviews!

Great summary - more insightful and informative than all the other single product videos that I’ve watched from CES 2024 that simply hype the content up whether they mean to or not. As always, the comparisons between competitors is what really helps to get a handle on these new releases. Great job Josh! 👍🏽
I’m particularly pleased to see you exploding the same old new product year hype from Intel. Frankly it’s shocking how every year they promise efficiency improvements and every year they miss by miles. Meanwhile AMD, Apple & soon Qualcomm will be increasing their efficiency superiority lead.
Finally just looking at your performance charts and giving a shout out to last autumn’s AMD powered HP Pavilion Plus 14. This is currently reduced to under £1,000/$1,000 in the UK & Europe in the Ryzen 7 7840U and 1TB spec. Definitely punches above its weight as an excellent good value but top spec package.