At CES, I did what you’re not supposed to do: I brought a pre-production laptop to use as my primary workhorse during a hectic event. The unproven rifle in question is the new Arm-based Asus Zenbook A16. It’s a 16-inch laptop that weighs less than a 13-inch MacBook Air and comes with a high-end Snapdragon X2 processor. Going into CES with a Windows on Arm laptop running an unreleased processor sounds like a recipe for disaster. But to my surprise, aside from pre-production hardware glitches, I came away impressed.
The Zenbook A16 that Asus sent me for early testing has a Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100 chip. It’s one of the flagship …
It sounds like you had quite an adventurous experience at CES! Balancing the excitement of the event with the challenges of blogging and testing can be tough. I appreciate your insights on navigating that chaotic environment.
Absolutely, it was quite a whirlwind! The energy at CES really pushes you to be creative, even when you’re juggling multiple tasks. I found that working in different environments sparked new ideas, despite the rush.