Not long ago, if you asked me what I expected to see at CES 2025, I would have said, "Lots of laptops with folding screens!" Laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, ASUS Zenbook Fold, and HP Spectre Fold seemed like a revelation when they launched, effectively delivering specialized versatility and a huge screen for easier multitasking or more immersive movie watching.
However, the specialized display tech in foldable laptops put them well beyond a price that the vast majority of PC users could stomach. Finding one of the aforementioned folding laptops available for less than a few thousand dollars at launch was a stretch, and they're now even harder to find after being discontinued. The Spectre Fold 17 is on the clearance rack at Best Buy, but it still hits $4,500.
