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Dell's XPS Brand May Return Just a Year After Being Retired, Report Claims (videocardz.com)

(Friday January 02, 2026 @10:30PM (msmash) from the branding-whiplash dept.)


Dell is planning to bring back its XPS laptop branding, according to a news report, just one year after the company [1]retired the storied name in favor of a simplified naming scheme that organized its consumer and professional lineup into Dell, Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max tiers. VideoCardz reported this week that Dell has [2]presented an updated XPS lineup during prebriefings ahead of CES 2026, though the company has not officially confirmed the badge's return.

The reported reversal would come after Dell launched the Dell 14 Premium and Dell 16 Premium in mid-2025 as flagship consumer models meant to carry the XPS legacy forward. Those machines replaced the XPS 14 and XPS 16 in Dell's lineup.



[1] https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/01/06/2135241/dell-will-no-longer-make-xps-computers

[2] https://videocardz.com/newz/exclusive-dell-set-to-revive-xps-laptops-at-ces-2026


I don't have good memories of "XPS" (Score:2)

by Gavino ( 560149 )

I've owned several Dell XPS laptops over the years, and each one has ended in disappointment. I've been attracted to the sleek thin designs, as they try and compete aesthetically with Apple Macbooks. But the tradeoff is that amd64 CPU arch generates more heat than a similarly performing aarch64 SKU, and the resultant heat causes thermal throttling, noisy fans and/or battery degradation, plus other heat-related reliability issues. My experiences have been far from pleasant.

I'm still on Dell, as where I am

If I pull this SWITCH I'll be RITA HAYWORTH!! Or a SCIENTOLOGIST!