From experimental form factors to slimmer gaming machines and a new wave of AI-focused notebooks, CES 2026 offered an early look at how laptop makers plan to compete this year
Even though its first gaming handheld was a flop, MSI didn't give up and returned with a strong contender for one of the most powerful portable PCs on the market.
Thanks to revamped components and design details including hand-drawn acid-etched art and an embedded 3D-printed model, MSI’s Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition is fierce as hell.
The announcement follows Samsung’s from earlier Thursday, which almost certainly uses the same panel. It combines a 240Hz refresh rate with 166 PPI and reduced color fringing.
At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.
At CES 2024, MSI is challenging the current crop of gaming handhelds with the Claw, which unlike most of its rivals will feature an Intel Core Ultra chip instead of an APU from AMD.
While it may not go on sale until sometime next year, the addition of antennas that can track you around your house to its upcoming router is both a super fun and functional solution to slow Wi-Fi.
At CES 2023, MSI announced some significant updates to its Raider line thanks to a Matrix lightbar while the new Stealth Studio 14 and 16 are getting a thin and light magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis.
While the Stealth 15M's design is great and the system offers a good balance of performance and portability, it feels like MSI has overlooked some of the laptop's weaker aspects like its display, webcam and battery life.