Thunar Announces New Lightweight Gaming Laptop
IT Home announces the upcoming Thunar ZERO Air gaming laptop, featuring a carbon fiber body weighing just 1.64kg. The device is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and an NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU.
Chinese tech news outlet IT Home has announced that Thunar, a gaming hardware brand, will unveil its new ZERO Air gaming laptop at the BW2026 event. The company has adopted the slogan "Who can be lighter than a 16-inch gaming laptop?" for the upcoming model.
The new device, internally referred to as "Little Light Dragon" (小轻龙), will feature a carbon fiber chassis, aiming for a total weight of only 1.64kg. This positions it as a lightweight option within the 16-inch gaming laptop market. Under the hood, it is expected to be equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 356H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card, complemented by 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD.
Beyond the ZERO Air laptop, Thunar is also scheduled to showcase new displays and various peripherals at the BW2026 event. The event will host gaming-related activities, including speedruns for "Forza Horizon 6" and competitive sessions for titles such as "Valorant" and "Justice."
Thunar is organizing a "New Product Weighing Challenge" where attendees can win the new laptop by accurately guessing its weight. The company appears to be emphasizing the balance between portability and high performance with this release, a common challenge in the gaming laptop industry.