Dell Says Its New $699 Laptop Has Features 'You Won't Find on a MacBook Neo'

Dell this week introduced a caller mentation of the XPS 13, a laptop that it said is "contending with the MacBook Neo connected price, and exceeding it connected features."


In the U.S., the XPS 13 starts astatine $699 for the wide nationalist and astatine $599 for eligible students, which is $100 much than the MacBook Neo connected some fronts. However, Dell said the XPS 13 offers the pursuing six features "you won't find connected a MacBook Neo."

• A interaction screen


• A backlit keyboard


• A faster 2nd USB-C larboard (10 GB/s vs. 480 MB/s)


• Wi-Fi 7 (vs. Wi-Fi 6E)


• Windows Hello to unlock laptop via facial designation (MacBook Neo does connection Touch ID astatine the aforesaid $699 terms point)


• Four speakers (vs. two)

"Apple's MacBook Neo is simply a susceptible machine, and its accomplishment confirms that there's existent appetite for premium prime astatine accessible prices," said Dell. "Where Dell differs is what we deliberation premium means astatine this terms constituent and what we were consenting to physique to present it."

While not mentioned successful Dell's database above, the XPS 13's show offers up to a 120Hz refresh complaint and 100% sum of the DCI-P3 colour gamut, whereas the MacBook Neo has a 60Hz refresh complaint and sRGB sum only. And with a 13-inch show and a solution of 2,560×1,600 pixels, the XPS 13 offers Retina-like quality.

Like the MacBook Neo, the XPS 13 basal exemplary is equipped with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD retention wrong a bladed aluminum enclosure. The basal exemplary is powered by Intel's caller Core Series 3 processor, with higher-priced configurations offering Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 processors, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage.

Apple silicon offers industry-leading show per watt, allowing for the MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro spot to person a fanless design. In the XPS 13, determination are 2 fans.

Dell said the XPS 13 is the thinnest and lightest XPS laptop it has ever made. It measures 12.7mm thin, matching the MacBook Neo, but its advertised value of 2.2 pounds comes successful fractional a lb beneath the MacBook Neo.

The XPS 13 basal exemplary with a Core Series 3 processor is arriving "soon" successful the U.S., according to Dell. The laptop volition travel successful 2 finishes, Sky and Storm, with the second colour not disposable until "later this summer."

Windows vs. macOS remains an important factor, but accrued contention is bully for each customers, arsenic it helps to little prices crossed the board.

"A fewer months agone astatine CES, we made a commitment: vie astatine each terms constituent successful the user marketplace and physique products worthy of the XPS name," said Dell. "Even though representation shortages person pushed constituent costs higher crossed virtually each industry, we are delivering connected that commitment."

Without the MacBook Neo, which was rumored since June 2025, we mightiness not beryllium successful this situation.
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