The new Dell XPS 13 is 'a rival to Apple's new budget-friendly MacBook Neo' — with $200 price drop at Best Buy
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Aggressive discounting on capable Windows ultrabooks like the XPS 13 keeps the AI PC story from becoming an Apple-only narrative. For IT leads, this widens the viable spec-for-price envelope for AI-capable endpoints in the next refresh cycle.
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