The laptops of CES 2018: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung

CES 2018 is more about AI, 5G, gadgets and transportation, but it's worth checking out the wares from laptop makers. Common themes: Thin is in and so is Alexa integration.

By Larry Dignan, Contributor on Jan. 9, 2018

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Acer's Swift 7 goes premium and thin

Acer launched the Swift 7, billed as the world's thinnest laptop, as it looks to land business professionals with a sleek PC with LTE as well as Wi-Fi. Starting price: $1,699.

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Another look at Swift 7

Acer was also pretty good about showing off its latest Swift.

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Asus's Zenbook Flip 14

Asus' ZenBook Flip 14 starts at $899 and the 2-in-1 device has a bevy of ports.

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Dell updates its XPS 13

Dell's XPS 13 gets smaller and thinner with a starting price of $999.99.

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HP does Envy with ARM and Intel

HP's Intel Envy x2 2-in-1 with LTE. The notable point here is that HP has two versions of this laptop with Qualcomm and Intel processors, respectively.

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Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga

The ThinkPad X1 Yoga offers some perks such as Webcam privacy features and Alexa integration. The starting price is $1,899.

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Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a stylish business workhorse starting at $1,709.

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Samsung aims for business pros

Samsung is pitching working professionals with the launch of its Notebook 7 Spin convertible, the Notebook 9 and Notebook 9 Pen. Pictured is the Notebook 9 Pen, which aims to build on the S Pen mojo from Samsung's Galaxy Note.