Why Dell thinks students don’t need a $1,000 laptop anymore
Dell’s new XPS 13 sounds almost too good to be true. We say that because at $599 for students and $699 for everyone else, it promises many of the things buyers typically associate with laptops that cost much more. An aluminium chassis, a 2. 5K display, long battery life and Intel’s latest chips are not features usually found in this price bracket.
Which naturally raises a question. What corners did Dell and Intel have to cut to get here?
During a roundtable discussion at Computex 2026 in Taipei, Dell and Intel executives appeared prepared for that skepticism.
