"Now, it's brought back the age-old XPS branding with a sleek new logo, but it still seems to be trying to establish itself as the professional's first choice for PCs. Have its efforts finally paid off? Well, almost. This new XPS 14 is more MacBook Air-like than ever before, from increased performance to limited ports. As you can expect, it's packing Intel's Panther Lake chips with the extra GPU cores. That means it's a great laptop for some use casesespecially for moderate graphics tasks."
"Dell sent Gizmodo two versions of its laptop for review, though the cheaper $1,700 model mostly serves as an example of why you want a higher-end chip. The midrange Intel Core Ultra X7 358H can't hit the same CPU benchmarks as Apple's leading MacBook Pro M5, but it wins out in iGPU performance, which makes it excellent for light graphics tasks."
Dell's XPS 14 (2026) adopts a more MacBook Air-like design, trading some ports for slimmer dimensions and a sleek new logo. The laptop uses Intel Panther Lake chips with extra GPU cores, delivering strong integrated graphics performance suitable for moderate graphics tasks and light gaming. Battery life has improved notably for a compact high-performance system. Two reviewed configurations include a $1,700 model and a $2,200 X7 358H model; the midrange X7 358H lags Apple's MacBook Pro M5 in CPU benchmarks but outperforms in iGPU tasks. The XPS 14 has soldered RAM, limiting upgrades, and a keyboard many users may find off-putting.
Read at gizmodo.com
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