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The new XPS 13 is Dell's answer to the MacBook Neo

Engadget · May 31, 2026, 11:00 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • It starts at just $599 for students or $699 for everyone else.
  • Dell The XPS 13 was Dell's most well-known flagship laptop for more than a decade.
  • At just 12.7mm thick and weighing 2.2 pounds, Dell says the new model is not only the thinnest and lightest version of the XPS 13 it's ever made, it's also smaller and less hefty than Apple's rival machine.

It starts at just $599 for students or $699 for everyone else.

Dell The XPS 13 was Dell's most well-known flagship laptop for more than a decade. However, after briefly killing off the XPS brand last year, the company is now bringing back its iconic ultraportable as a very affordable but still premium Windows-based alternative to the Mac Book Neo.

At just 12.7mm thick and weighing 2.2 pounds, Dell says the new model is not only the thinnest and lightest version of the XPS 13 it's ever made, it's also smaller and less hefty than Apple's rival machine. And just like its predecessors, this iteration still has a bunch of premium features including a CNC aluminum chassis, a 2.5K IPS display, quad speakers and support for Wi-Fi 7. But the best part is that pricing for the new XPS 13 starts at just $599 for students or $699 for regular folk.

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