Dell revives its XPS laptops
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Alienware, CES and laptops
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Dell brought back the XPS laptop and made it better than ever at CES 2026, but its launch pricing is a bit too steep.
Despite being smaller than a MacBook Air, the XPS 14 has much more battery capacity, coming in at 70WHr to the Air's 53.8WHr. In combination with the new Intel Panther Lake chip, the result is incredible claimed battery life of up to 40 hours of local video playback and 27 hours of streaming video.
Laptops this year will get new processors, but many computer makers are turning back the clock with designs that are easier to repair and upgrade.
Dell announces XPS 14 and XPS 16, teases XPS 13. Alienware adds anti-glare OLED displays and new processors. Dell UltraSharp unveils two monitors.