Dell’s Massive XPS Price Hikes Spell the Doom of Cheap PCs
Dell has significantly increased the prices of its XPS laptop models, with some configurations now costing nearly $3,000. The price hikes are attributed to rising RAM costs and other component expenses, leading to a shift in consumer expectations for PC pricing. As a result, the landscape for affordable laptops is changing, with other manufacturers also considering similar price increases.
- ▪Dell's XPS laptops now cost close to or more than $3,000 for high-end specifications.
- ▪The XPS 14 and XPS 16 models have seen price increases of nearly 25%.
- ▪Other PC makers, like Lenovo, are also raising prices, indicating a broader trend in the industry.
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No laptop can escape the plague of spiking RAM prices. In what feels like a watershed moment for notebooks everywhere, Dell’s longtime high-end XPS laptops now cost close to or more than $3,000 if you want the latest and greatest specs and screen. The company’s revised XPS 14 and XPS 16 models were supposed to help get the company’s notebook brands back on track. Now, these already expensive laptops cost nearly 25% more. When we first reviewed the XPS 14, it cost $2,200 for the high-end model that comes with an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H chip, 32GB of RAM, and the OLED touch display. Now, as of May 18, the laptop costs $2,900 at Best Buy. An XPS 16 came with a $2,350 price tag when Gizmodo reviewed it this month. Now, it’s $2,950.
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