India, Jan. 7 -- At CES 2026, many products were introduced that offered advances in speed with faster CPUs, improved brightness and color on their OLED displays, and lots of AI hype. What was most significant from the laptops released at CES 2026 had nothing to do with raw power. The trend was towards greater durability, repairability, and a longer lifespan of products.

The laptop manufacturers at CES 2026 were moving away from the sealed hardware trend that has become so prevalent in the last few years. The industry was starting to embrace a new design philosophy based on modular construction, providing for easy access to replaceable components, and designing laptops that are serviceable.

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