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Dell\u2019s new, smaller, lighter, and nearly portless 2026 XPS 13 isn\u2019t just hoping to compete with Apple\u2019s cheapest MacBook on sleek looks. It also seeks to carve out a niche as the first to enter the PC market with a new Intel chip and a price tag sure to make both college students and Apple fans turn their heads.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the first thing you\u2019ll want to pay attention to: the new version of the XPS 13 starts at $700. Students can nab it for $600. For that price, Dell promises you\u2019ll get an all-CNC aluminum shell that won\u2019t feel nearly as cheap as the traditional PC you\u2019ll find at this price. From the jump, Dell is openly hoping to compete with the $600 MacBook Neo and its high-quality construction. And you know what? It\u2019s been a hot minute since most manufacturers appeared serious about making affordable PCs that don\u2019t feel as flimsy as a frisbee.<\/p>\n

Dell promises even more amenities. The XPS 13 sports a touchscreen with a respectable 2,560 x 1,600 resolution. The backlit keyboard features a multi-touch trackpad that we can all hope isn\u2019t terrible. The whole laptop weighs in at about 2.2 pounds, slightly less than the MacBook Neo\u2019s 2.7 pounds. Plus, it\u2019s a thin body at 12.7mm.<\/p>\n

Dell\u2019s laptop will feature Intel\u2019s Core Series 3 \u201cWildcat Lake\u201d chip. We\u2019ve already seen the Intel Core 7\u00a0350 beat Apple\u2019s A18 Pro, though only in multicore performance on a China-only Honor X14 model. We\u2019re curious how well this lightweight notebook can run Windows, especially because the base model comes with just 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. You can upgrade to 16GB or 32GB of RAM or push the SSD to 1TB, though don\u2019t expect those configurations to be nearly as cheap. If you want even more performance, you can opt for the Intel Core Ultra 7\u00a0355 Panther Lake chip.<\/p>\n

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The one thing you\u2019ll miss from this shell is any extra I\/O: it\u2019s two USB-C ports, and that\u2019s it. Acer recently showcased a low-end laptop featuring Qualcomm\u2019s\u00a0mysterious new Snapdragon C chip, which includes<\/span> an HDMI port. The XPS 13 is mainly built for basic tasks, like browsing and streaming content, so don\u2019t expect too much from the shell. If you want Thunderbolt 4 for higher data transfer speeds, you\u2019ll need a Panther Lake SKU.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s MacBook Neo is still more affordable than Dell\u2019s new product on the whole, especially if you\u2019re lucky enough to find one for $500 with a student discount. Dell Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke told journalists in a briefing call that the PC maker wasn\u2019t trying to \u201cwin the pricing war.\u201d Instead, Clarke tried to push the idea that Dell\u2019s new laptop was a better deal overall, with features like a 120Hz refresh rate that can also drop to 30Hz to save on battery life. The Liquid Retina display on the Neo maxes out at 60Hz.<\/p>\n

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The XPS 13\u2019s price is a far cry from those of the company\u2019s 14- and 16-inch XPS models. With recent price hikes, both laptops will cost you closer to $3,000 if you want an OLED display and a higher-end Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chip. If the new XPS can maintain that solid shell, it may be one of the very few PCs, in such a RAM-ravaged year, that look and feel good but don\u2019t break the bank.<\/p>\n

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