Acer, HP, Intel Unveil AI Laptops at CES 2026

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which runs from January 6 to 9, 2026, Acer, HP, and Intel unveiled a series of new laptops and processors emphasizing artificial intelligence capabilities, portability, and performance. The announcements highlight the integration of advanced silicon to support on-device AI tasks, such as noise cancellation during calls and content creation tools, under Microsoft's Copilot PC initiative.

Intel kicked off the event with its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, codenamed Panther Lake, marking the debut of its 18A manufacturing process. The lineup includes 14 SKUs, ranging from the high-end Core Ultra X9 388H with a 12-core Arc B390 integrated graphics unit to entry-level Core Ultra 5 models. These chips feature up to four performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and four low-power efficiency cores, delivering up to 50 tera operations per second on the neural processing unit for AI workloads. Intel claims more than 10 percent higher single-threaded performance and over 50 percent multithreaded gains compared to the previous Lunar Lake generation at similar power levels. Base thermal design power starts at 25 watts, with configurable...