After we reviewed the Dell XPS 16 and XPS 14 laptops earlier this yr, certainly one of our largest complaints with each fashions was the comparatively exorbitant costs. Now, Dell has addressed this to a minor extent by dropping the value of each fashions by $200 throughout all configurations, the corporate advised Engadget in an e-mail.
Dell cited a few examples of high-end configurations. The XPS 14 construct with an Intel Core Extremely 7 processor, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 and a 3.2K OLED show is now $2,500 as an alternative of $2,700. In the meantime, the higher-end XPS 16 with the identical specs however the addition of a GeForce RTX 4070 and 4K OLED show drops from $3,400 to $3,200.
Decrease-end configurations are additionally $200 cheaper and signify a greater saving, percentage-wise. The XPS 16 begins at $1,900 so it is now $1,700, whereas the bottom 14-inch mannequin drops from $1,700 to $1,500.
That is nonetheless MacBook Professional M3 cash for comparable higher-end fashions (the 16-inch 36GB M3 Professional mannequin is $2,900). Nonetheless, it reveals some acknowledgement from Dell that the unique worth was too steep and will have impacted gross sales.
In equity, these are among the many finest Home windows laptops accessible (Dell clearly felt they had been price a premium), with superb screens and a mix of magnificence and energy. In addition they provide stable connectivity, although we disliked the invisible trackpad and capacitive prime row buttons that disappear in vibrant daylight.
