Dell Rivals Apple's MacBook Neo With $699 Touchscreen XPS 13 Laptop

Dell has introduced a redesigned $699 XPS 13 aimed squarely at Apple’s budget MacBook Neo, offering a premium aluminum design, touch display, backlit keyboard, Wi-Fi 7, 512GB of base storage, and various other configuration options. Dell’s machine costs more than Apple’s entry model but tries to justify the difference with lighter weight, better display specs, and upgrade paths Apple doesn’t offer. “The XPS 13 begins at $699 – students can purchase it for $599 – while the MacBook Neo costs $599 and drops to $499 for education buyers,” notes Bloomberg.