Dell is on a roll with the XPS
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DHH shares his experience with the 2026 Dell XPS lineup after several months of use, praising the XPS 14 and 16 and the newly released XPS 13. He highlights Dell's quick reversal of poor design decisions (capacitive touch keys, rebranding) and credits Intel's 18A process for the hardware quality leap. The XPS 13 is positioned as a compelling Linux laptop at $699-$899, competitive with Apple's MacBook Neo on specs, screen quality, keyboard, and weight. He runs Omarchy Linux on the XPS 13 and recommends pairing it with a home server over Tailscale for agent-heavy development workflows. The post is explicitly not sponsored — he bought the machines himself.
