Dell launches $699 XPS 13 to challenge MacBook Neo (opens in new tab)

Dell unveiled a new XPS 13 laptop aimed at Apple’s MacBook Neo, with a U.S. starting price of $699.99 for the general public and a limited back-to-school student price of $599 for eligible buyers. The model marks a lower-price turn for Dell’s XPS line, which PCMag said has typically focused on higher-end consumer and prosumer laptops. The latest XPS 14 and XPS 16 start at $1,889.99 and $2,039.99, respectively. Dell says the new XPS 13 is its thinnest and lightest XPS laptop, at about 12.7 mm ...