Dell’s new XPS 13 is presented as an unusually premium Windows laptop for its £700-equivalent starting price, borrowing the MacBook Neo’s approach of prioritising build quality, display and everyday usability over top-tier specifications. WIRED rates it 8/10, praising its aluminium construction, sharp 120-Hz touchscreen, excellent touchpad and keyboard, while noting that the base model’s limited memory weakens an otherwise compelling value proposition.

The laptop starts at $700 with 8 GB of RAM, while a 16 GB version costs $900; the reviewer considers 8 GB insufficient. It has a 2560 x 1600 touchscreen, 120-Hz refresh rate, two 10-Gbps USB-C ports that support charging and 4K displays, a backlit keyboard and Windows Hello IR camera, but lacks a headphone jack. Dell uses Intel’s lower-powered six-core Core 5 320 processor, yet performance and battery life are described as decent.