I think the slim 7i 14" version looks great too. Same specs as the bigger one with a smaller screen. Gonna have insane battery life with that 70 wh battery
It also has a microSD card slot and a on-touch OLED display variant. Personally I'd chose an IPS touch panel because I've enjoyed the glass IPS touchscreen in my Slim 7i Aura 15" much more than my previous laptops OLED because it looks amazing, it gets very bright, I like the look of the slightly rounded corners more than the square corners of the OLED and the battery life is good regardless of whether I'm using light mode or dark mode or whether I'm displaying light and bright colours or darker and duller colours. If the OLED is as at least as power efficient as the IPS in the 15" 7i that I'm using the battery life is going to be incredible. Being less than 1.2kg as well it's going to be a great device. Perhaps the only downside to the 15" Slim 7i is that its 2 USB C ports are on the left hand side instead of being one on each side
@@ryanzhang6902 well here in EU it's 1,4k and for students 1,25k wich is still a little bit more expensive than the 15" variant and by any means not cheap
No mention of the blade 16 refresh? Seems like easily the best laptop in the new "thin powerful" category seeing as it pairs the AMD hx 370 + high end nvidia gpus unlike asus.
1:46 Sorry to say this, but Josh, you CLEARLY don't understand the point of the TrackPoint. It also is useful when you're wearing gloves in industrial settings. Add this to all of the other downgrades to the ThinkPads, and you can see why many fans are livid over these changes.
I do get it btw. And interesting use case. If they removed it on all trackpads I'd be with you. It's one model that it is happening to. I like the variety
@JT11111 Thats not the only problem. If they put this as a ThinkBook instead of a ThinkPad, I'd probably ignore it. The problem is that this is just another face palm moment for ThinkPad fans, as the keyboards have less travel, less ports, more things soldered, and less reliability than prior models.
@@seth4321 For a lot of users (office apps, browsing, streaming) ARM won't matter. Yes really for $900; I already see the 32GB version on Asus' website for $1100.
Honestly the laptop that im looking for is the HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a with the Strix Halo processor. I think that youre missing a big seller by not showcasing that one.
I'd like to see Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i in 16" variant and more brands adopting these small bezels. I don't understand how phones have such slim bezels, but laptops are still looking so old, yet it's 2025 already! I'd like to get more real screen estate in the same body factor and not these thick bezels like laptops from 10 years ago.
Hi Josh! I love your content and finally soon the time is gonna come for me to get a laptop for college this year! I'd love to see a video of you covering laptops that can game but also wont die instantly in a lecture hall :D
@01:34 Dave 2D showed that the under screen camera is more of a proof of concept rather than something anyone could use in most situations. Still, it can only get better.
I know you collab with JT. He just made an interesting (albeit sponsored, but it's still JT) video about XMG separating CPU and GPU motherboard components in the Neo 16, allowing XMG to offer more various configuration options. I'm not sure any other OEM has announced the top-tier AMD chip being offered with a 5090. JT says XMG will offer that config, and with the water cooling actually having made a difference in cooling and performance capabilities in the last gen device, this new one (with faster ports and a mini LED screen, which last year's did not offer) seems pretty promising for anyone looking to spend 5090 money on a laptop. I hope you guys get a chance to receive a review sample of that device whenever it might be released. Thanks for another great video, Josh and team.
What is the ETA on the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 and 7i 2-in-1 reviews. I am really interested in those two. They finally fixed minor issues I had on the previous gens. 😁
3:43 probably is using intel, due to amd not having better encoding options. Probably a laptop one person would buy to edit videos and game, so the HEVC 4:2:2 encoding of the intel procesor + the 50 series GPU also having one is a killer combo
Well the XG mobile could have been great if it wasn't 1200$ for the 5070 TI version, which is more than the price of a 5080 desktop And also there's no point in it if the new thin and light laptops don't support TB5, which looks like they don't
So much focus on gaming laptops when it constitutes a small portion of the laptop market. Please talk about the regular ones based on different budgets and users.
The ThinkPad X9 is obviously a branding mistake, but looking at the laptop as a standalone unit, I’m HUGELY interested in it. It’s probably my most watched product coming out of CES. I really hope you get one into the studio to test (14”). I’m keen to see battery life and also see it checked for high pitched fan noise like some ThinkPads are plagued with.
I think the 15-inch is more interesting. You're getting quite a bit of add'l screen area and a much larger battery (80 Whr vs 53), and a USB-A port, but somehow it barely weighs any more (3.1 vs 2.8 lbs). Other manufacturers are going to the 16-inch size, which is too big for travel IMO, good to see Lenovo still making many premium laptops in this size.
@@atrampabroad8318 Yeah the battery on the 14 inch is a little small, and no USB-A is a big L. I'd probably lean towards the 14" for my personal use case as portable on-the-go device, however I need to look up the dimensions on the 15" because perhaps it's not much bigger. Only 0.3lb difference is wild.
A video explaining Strix-Halo-equipped laptop plans would be interesting, as as someone interested, I really have no clue if I should keep waiting or just buy whatever is available right now. CES has only managed to confuse me even more. (For reference, programmer looking to buy a laptop that hopefully is not a Apple and so far finding no competition for Macbook Pros other than potentially upcoming StrixHalo and Nvidia releases with unified memory. And how is no one mentioning the far less ridiculous looking HP ZBook Ultra G1a which really goes an extra step to convey the idea of "Macbook but with Windows?".
Hey Josh, can you share about your observations on cooling technologies like Frore Airjet or the new Ion Drag tech, and why OEMs have still not included them in products already?
I’m still waiting for laptops to have a true upgrade on their battery’s. I understand gaming on a battery laptop will have sub par performance however if I’m not gaming it should never be under 4 hours at least it’s pathetic laptops even allow this. One of the main things that I’ll always look for first is battery life in a laptop that’s the thing that makes it what it is.
Josh, I don't see new 2 in 1 laptops with Intel core ultra H 200 laptops. With Spectre and Zenbook flip being discontinued, are manufacturers abandoning 2 in 1s?
Im just happy if the prices drop a bit of last gen. Still crazy to me that in Europe a Macbook m4 is similarly if not lower than direct competition. If only we had US prices as well :v
Please review the 7i Aura Edition 14" ASAP 🙏 Curious on battery life and thermals since it shares the same internals as the 7i aura 15" from the looks of it.
because the X series of thinkpads was lenovo's creation (i think) i guess the can do whatever they want with the X line as long as those T and P series thinkpads stay true to the thinkpad design philosophy, otherwise it is shameless masquerading around a brand name that people expect certain product features from
I don't think that makes a lot of sense tbh. The igpu of the AI Max chips is so potent that it might straight up be on par with a 5070 laptop gpu. Maybe a 5090 would benefit from the chip, but the whole point is really to not need a dgpu after all with this.
I've never liked TrackPoint - Good on Lenovo for ditching it on ThinkPad X9. The thing I really want to see more of? AMD Fire Range and Strix Halo. I plan to buy a new laptop this year... Absent a very significant turnaround by Intel I'll explicitly be looking at AMD hardware as the preferred option.
Hi Josh, super excited for XG Mobile review, theres so many questions to answer regarding it, will it work alongside my zephyrus G16s 4080 gpu to get an even greater gaming experience for example? I dont want to kill my laptop running GTA 6 when it eventually releases lol
What would be the best laptop from this year's CES if you have all the money available to spend if your goal is to have a computer that's portable and strong at programming in all languages, web, app, and game development? I'm a software engineering student, and the shitty Huawei laptop I got at the start of my degree is struggling to keep up with all the growth we're now doing, having stepped up from the tutorial level, lol. I have been looking at Zypherus G16, but idk if that's great since some say Intel is bad? However, I've always heard Intel was the way to go because AMD had issues with some software. I've always used Nvidia and Intel on my Desktop pcs, so I prefer that.
hey sir ,is it worth buying lenovo legion slim 52024 model over 2023 model for video editing and productive task not gaminng if not which should igo for plzzz replyyy sir big fan
The real downside of the ProArt is the ANSI keyboard. For people in the US it's the default, most of the rest of the world uses ISO and will propably be torn off by this ugly design choice. Asus should just offer both versions. 60hz is somewhat outdated, but an ok tradeoff for me.
Laptops still suck in 2025. Here's why - abysmal designs, 19th century cooling technology - no Air Jet after 5 years of proven record and effectiveness, keyboards still suck, no proper right arrow keys on 90% of laptops, Intel high end is 8 thread garbage, AMD has and will continue to have 0 availability of new chips and laptops, stuck with older garbage or prices are equal to those of a car.
Air Jet technology is still nowhere near what modern slim fans are capable of. While it could cool the heatsinks, air is still needed to cool the rest of the motherboard, battery, chassis, etc. Lenovo has improved its laptop keyboards while keeping regular-sized arrow keys. We now have vapour chambers that can cool up to 280+ watts, and the performance of modern laptops is getting closer to that of the desktop, much closer than ever before. While the prices of these laptops have increased, so does everything else in the world.
These companies will not learn or care as long as windows can do more various things than Mac. Once Apple figures something out to boot a windows , or fix issues with kernel anticheat we will all jump Mac. At least in Europe because they are cheaper than those gaming laptops.
@ you can’t be nice cause then I look like the glazer (I already looked like one anyway) but still give razer one more try. They fixed the keyboard XD.
I spoke with a Dell representative, and he said your rant single handedly ended the XPS brand. However, you need a new Dell rant. The 14-inch premium is 2700 dollats with a dim 1080 p lcd screen and no dedicated graphics. What world are we living in!!!!!!!!
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Lenovo not using haptic trackpads on $1.5k devices is criminal like on 9is
it really is. I dont even know why they increase the size of it then - coming from mbp m1, just a bit dissapointing
2:20 These are far from the first ThinkPads with a standard haptic trackpad. That would be the Z series, that you reviewed in 2022!
I think the slim 7i 14" version looks great too. Same specs as the bigger one with a smaller screen. Gonna have insane battery life with that 70 wh battery
It also has a microSD card slot and a on-touch OLED display variant. Personally I'd chose an IPS touch panel because I've enjoyed the glass IPS touchscreen in my Slim 7i Aura 15" much more than my previous laptops OLED because it looks amazing, it gets very bright, I like the look of the slightly rounded corners more than the square corners of the OLED and the battery life is good regardless of whether I'm using light mode or dark mode or whether I'm displaying light and bright colours or darker and duller colours. If the OLED is as at least as power efficient as the IPS in the 15" 7i that I'm using the battery life is going to be incredible. Being less than 1.2kg as well it's going to be a great device. Perhaps the only downside to the 15" Slim 7i is that its 2 USB C ports are on the left hand side instead of being one on each side
Even on IPS the battery life is crazy
@@rokasmikalauskas3696 seems to me that the devices with IPS panels tend to have better battery life than OLED
Pre-ordered one, almost seems to good to be true with a lower price than the 15"
@@ryanzhang6902 well here in EU it's 1,4k and for students 1,25k wich is still a little bit more expensive than the 15" variant and by any means not cheap
No mention of the blade 16 refresh? Seems like easily the best laptop in the new "thin powerful" category seeing as it pairs the AMD hx 370 + high end nvidia gpus unlike asus.
1:46 Sorry to say this, but Josh, you CLEARLY don't understand the point of the TrackPoint. It also is useful when you're wearing gloves in industrial settings.
Add this to all of the other downgrades to the ThinkPads, and you can see why many fans are livid over these changes.
I do get it btw. And interesting use case. If they removed it on all trackpads I'd be with you. It's one model that it is happening to. I like the variety
Theres like 10 different Thinkpads out there and one of them is without the Track point, honestly no one should care
@JT11111 Thats not the only problem. If they put this as a ThinkBook instead of a ThinkPad, I'd probably ignore it. The problem is that this is just another face palm moment for ThinkPad fans, as the keyboards have less travel, less ports, more things soldered, and less reliability than prior models.
@cameronbosch1213 That is a fair comment. I think we need clarity on the difference between the brands
Surprised the Asus Zenbook A14 didn't make this list (I realize he made a separate video about it earlier). 2.2 lbs,
Huge L about it being ARM only. But otherwise a killer machine. Is it really less than $900? I never researched the price. That’d be wild.
@@seth4321 For a lot of users (office apps, browsing, streaming) ARM won't matter. Yes really for $900; I already see the 32GB version on Asus' website for $1100.
I was tempted but the UK price is over £1,000 although that includes sales tax. Can't justify that with no touch screen.
You can peel the trackpoint from my cold dead hands.
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Honestly the laptop that im looking for is the HP ZBook Ultra 14 G1a with the Strix Halo processor. I think that youre missing a big seller by not showcasing that one.
yeah, I thought the sane thing
I'd like to see Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i in 16" variant and more brands adopting these small bezels. I don't understand how phones have such slim bezels, but laptops are still looking so old, yet it's 2025 already! I'd like to get more real screen estate in the same body factor and not these thick bezels like laptops from 10 years ago.
Me too, and make it sub 2kg please
Hi Josh! I love your content and finally soon the time is gonna come for me to get a laptop for college this year! I'd love to see a video of you covering laptops that can game but also wont die instantly in a lecture hall :D
I wish laptops will bring back the old keyboard layouts with numpad and full sized arrow keys that take part of the shift and part of the zero key
@01:34 Dave 2D showed that the under screen camera is more of a proof of concept rather than something anyone could use in most situations. Still, it can only get better.
I know you collab with JT. He just made an interesting (albeit sponsored, but it's still JT) video about XMG separating CPU and GPU motherboard components in the Neo 16, allowing XMG to offer more various configuration options. I'm not sure any other OEM has announced the top-tier AMD chip being offered with a 5090. JT says XMG will offer that config, and with the water cooling actually having made a difference in cooling and performance capabilities in the last gen device, this new one (with faster ports and a mini LED screen, which last year's did not offer) seems pretty promising for anyone looking to spend 5090 money on a laptop. I hope you guys get a chance to receive a review sample of that device whenever it might be released. Thanks for another great video, Josh and team.
Yes i'm aware of it! I also went and met up with them (XMG). Thanks for the kind words
nice video josh!
i respect him as a tech creator
Video on Budget 17 inch laptops
No such thing. I guess shop for something older
The current trend of laptops are 14,16 and 18 inches
I am looking forward to the rant in the next video. Big up. 😂
What is the ETA on the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 and 7i 2-in-1 reviews. I am really interested in those two. They finally fixed minor issues I had on the previous gens. 😁
Looking forward for the rant part 😁
I thought Asus Flow 13 also overlaps the Creator's market. It does have a touch screen, correct?
I'm looking forward to the rant :)
The footage you used for the thinkbook plus gen 6 shows the gen 5 hybrid.
The Titan 18HX promises the best of everything. Sees Intel CPU instead of 9950HX3D. Ooh, you almost had it.
3:43 probably is using intel, due to amd not having better encoding options. Probably a laptop one person would buy to edit videos and game, so the HEVC 4:2:2 encoding of the intel procesor + the 50 series GPU also having one is a killer combo
Well the XG mobile could have been great if it wasn't 1200$ for the 5070 TI version, which is more than the price of a 5080 desktop
And also there's no point in it if the new thin and light laptops don't support TB5, which looks like they don't
So much focus on gaming laptops when it constitutes a small portion of the laptop market. Please talk about the regular ones based on different budgets and users.
I got a ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 from work recently that had a haptic trackpad (but still had trackpoint in some fashion that I disabled)
The ThinkPad X9 is obviously a branding mistake, but looking at the laptop as a standalone unit, I’m HUGELY interested in it. It’s probably my most watched product coming out of CES. I really hope you get one into the studio to test (14”). I’m keen to see battery life and also see it checked for high pitched fan noise like some ThinkPads are plagued with.
I agree
I think the 15-inch is more interesting. You're getting quite a bit of add'l screen area and a much larger battery (80 Whr vs 53), and a USB-A port, but somehow it barely weighs any more (3.1 vs 2.8 lbs). Other manufacturers are going to the 16-inch size, which is too big for travel IMO, good to see Lenovo still making many premium laptops in this size.
@@atrampabroad8318 Yeah the battery on the 14 inch is a little small, and no USB-A is a big L. I'd probably lean towards the 14" for my personal use case as portable on-the-go device, however I need to look up the dimensions on the 15" because perhaps it's not much bigger. Only 0.3lb difference is wild.
Nice! Loved the XMG & new Acer Helios!
What do yall think of the Omen max 16?
Omen Max 16 looks very interesting. I think it will depend on pricing. HP have done a great job as high value buys. Let's see where they land
A video explaining Strix-Halo-equipped laptop plans would be interesting, as as someone interested, I really have no clue if I should keep waiting or just buy whatever is available right now. CES has only managed to confuse me even more.
(For reference, programmer looking to buy a laptop that hopefully is not a Apple and so far finding no competition for Macbook Pros other than potentially upcoming StrixHalo and Nvidia releases with unified memory.
And how is no one mentioning the far less ridiculous looking HP ZBook Ultra G1a which really goes an extra step to convey the idea of "Macbook but with Windows?".
is xmg available in the US?
Don't forget HP. I think the Zbook Ultra 14, this should perform at least similar to the Z13 if not better.
no mention of the hp omen max 16?
Hey Josh, can you share about your observations on cooling technologies like Frore Airjet or the new Ion Drag tech, and why OEMs have still not included them in products already?
really excited for the HP Zbook Ultra 14 G1a
Since when is the 155H a lunar lake processor? That's meteor lake
test yoga 9i 2-1 please, specially the thermal and fan
I’m still waiting for laptops to have a true upgrade on their battery’s.
I understand gaming on a battery laptop will have sub par performance however if I’m not gaming it should never be under 4 hours at least it’s pathetic laptops even allow this. One of the main things that I’ll always look for first is battery life in a laptop that’s the thing that makes it what it is.
The rog flow seems ideal
Balde 16 is probably the most exciting portable gaming laptop this year tbh
Have they fixed the ghastly keyboard?
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Looking for the most epic battle soon. The Dell Pro Max Premium with the RTX 5090 vs M4 Max with the highest core configuration.
Josh, I don't see new 2 in 1 laptops with Intel core ultra H 200 laptops. With Spectre and Zenbook flip being discontinued, are manufacturers abandoning 2 in 1s?
Since when is the Spectre Line closed? No 25 model coming? :/
Cool but we still need more than 175w to the gpu
So we are not expecting a new YOGA Pro 9i in 2025?
Expect All laptop price to rise to more than 30% due to tarrifs
That's in one of our next videos FYI. The one where we have a rant
Im just happy if the prices drop a bit of last gen. Still crazy to me that in Europe a Macbook m4 is similarly if not lower than direct competition. If only we had US prices as well :v
isnt ultra 155h Meteor Lake though?
Another great vid. As an aside, and as a fellow Aussie, I've never heard "Oceania" pronounced that way. Is that how Americans say it?
I thought that's how we (Aussies) pronounced it
@@JustJoshTech haha...perhaps I've been wrong all these years. I say it as "o-she-ana"
Please review the 7i Aura Edition 14" ASAP 🙏 Curious on battery life and thermals since it shares the same internals as the 7i aura 15" from the looks of it.
I don't use the nipple and I agree they're ruining the thinkpad line. Just create another line or call it yoga or something. They're just losing fans.
any word on the 14.5 inch yoga/slim 9/9i pro?
Do you think that Razer will pair the AMD Strix HX370 with a 5080 in the new Blade 14 like they did with the 16 this year?
Is there even a Blade 14?
because the X series of thinkpads was lenovo's creation (i think) i guess the can do whatever they want with the X line as long as those T and P series thinkpads stay true to the thinkpad design philosophy, otherwise it is shameless masquerading around a brand name that people expect certain product features from
Since the max total TDP of the Flow Z13 is 120W, I wonder if I could use the SlimQ 150W DC power adapter.
Do you think there's any chance a laptop manufacturer will pair a strix halo CPU with a high power 5080 or 5090?
I don't think that makes a lot of sense tbh. The igpu of the AI Max chips is so potent that it might straight up be on par with a 5070 laptop gpu. Maybe a 5090 would benefit from the chip, but the whole point is really to not need a dgpu after all with this.
I've never liked TrackPoint - Good on Lenovo for ditching it on ThinkPad X9. The thing I really want to see more of? AMD Fire Range and Strix Halo. I plan to buy a new laptop this year... Absent a very significant turnaround by Intel I'll explicitly be looking at AMD hardware as the preferred option.
Hi Josh, super excited for XG Mobile review, theres so many questions to answer regarding it, will it work alongside my zephyrus G16s 4080 gpu to get an even greater gaming experience for example? I dont want to kill my laptop running GTA 6 when it eventually releases lol
Lenovo slim looks great, but no haptic trackpad 😢
Would have been an impulse buy if it had one!
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What would be the best laptop from this year's CES if you have all the money available to spend if your goal is to have a computer that's portable and strong at programming in all languages, web, app, and game development? I'm a software engineering student, and the shitty Huawei laptop I got at the start of my degree is struggling to keep up with all the growth we're now doing, having stepped up from the tutorial level, lol. I have been looking at Zypherus G16, but idk if that's great since some say Intel is bad? However, I've always heard Intel was the way to go because AMD had issues with some software. I've always used Nvidia and Intel on my Desktop pcs, so I prefer that.
hey sir ,is it worth buying lenovo legion slim 52024 model over 2023 model for video editing and productive task not gaminng if not which should igo for plzzz replyyy sir big fan
The real downside of the ProArt is the ANSI keyboard. For people in the US it's the default, most of the rest of the world uses ISO and will propably be torn off by this ugly design choice. Asus should just offer both versions. 60hz is somewhat outdated, but an ok tradeoff for me.
Massive?
0:56 wrong specs
where is Razer? WHERE IS RAZER?????
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Laptops still suck in 2025. Here's why - abysmal designs, 19th century cooling technology - no Air Jet after 5 years of proven record and effectiveness, keyboards still suck, no proper right arrow keys on 90% of laptops, Intel high end is 8 thread garbage, AMD has and will continue to have 0 availability of new chips and laptops, stuck with older garbage or prices are equal to those of a car.
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Air Jet technology is still nowhere near what modern slim fans are capable of. While it could cool the heatsinks, air is still needed to cool the rest of the motherboard, battery, chassis, etc. Lenovo has improved its laptop keyboards while keeping regular-sized arrow keys. We now have vapour chambers that can cool up to 280+ watts, and the performance of modern laptops is getting closer to that of the desktop, much closer than ever before. While the prices of these laptops have increased, so does everything else in the world.
These companies will not learn or care as long as windows can do more various things than Mac. Once Apple figures something out to boot a windows , or fix issues with kernel anticheat we will all jump Mac. At least in Europe because they are cheaper than those gaming laptops.
nice
no specs? this is useless
The yoga book listed is 2024 version. Thanks
We will fix now
The fact you didn’t put razer means you a glazer gang
Hang tight, I believe we are mentioning it in our next video. Good feedback though, even though tough
@ you can’t be nice cause then I look like the glazer (I already looked like one anyway) but still give razer one more try. They fixed the keyboard XD.
Ciera...? 😢
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I wish ASUS wasnt so ugly. I like minimalist designs.
The Zephyrus line up is pretty clean
@z4k1_zaki65 it has a comical slash on the back
I spoke with a Dell representative, and he said your rant single handedly ended the XPS brand. However, you need a new Dell rant. The 14-inch premium is 2700 dollats with a dim 1080 p lcd screen and no dedicated graphics. What world are we living in!!!!!!!!
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none of them are apple so all the featured paperweights are bad
INTEL GOOD DAYS END.....AMD IS NO1 NOW
Nothing impressive. MacBooks make more sense.