Dell XPS 14 (2026) ZDNET's key takeaways The Dell XPS 14 (2026) with the Intel Panther Lake CPU is available now, starting at $1,549 and scaling to over $2,199.
The XPS is back with one of the most premium builds I've laid hands on, a gorgeous tandem OLED display, and usability improvements.
It's expensive, and ditches discrete graphics for an integrated Intel GPU, which makes it significantly more battery efficient but less geared for gaming and graphics-intensive tasks. View now at Dell
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The XPS has gone through a bit of an identity crisis of late. Last year, Dell announced it was restructuring its laptop catalog, doing away with the popular XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude brand names in favor of a more streamlined "Plus/Premium" naming convention.
The rebrand was unpopular, to say the least, and at the end of 2025, Dell execs rolled back the decision, admitting they had missed the mark by nuking the XPS name (and, more importantly, confirmed that lagging sales aligned with the unpopular perception).
Also: Dell just made its boldest product decision yet at CES 2026, and XPS fans should rejoice
And so, at CES 2026, the XPS hath returned -- an epic resurrection story for one of the most popular laptop brands ever. With the return of the Dell XPS 14, there's a renewed sense of identity here, a feeling that Dell has gone all-in on its commitment to the brand, and in the process, produced the strongest XPS yet.
Build and design
This isn't the same XPS as before; it's thinner, smaller, and has better battery life at the cost of some lighter hardware. The 2026 XPS 14 has been refreshed with Intel's latest Series 3 "Panther Lake" processor, a gorgeous tandem OLED display, some tweaks to its physical build, and swapping out the discrete GPU option for Intel's integrated graphics (for now, at least).
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