Dell releases 13-inch laptop globally with Intel Core Ultra 7 355 and 32 GB RAM, pricing starts at $1,499
Earlier this month, Dell released the XPS 13 in China with the Core Ultra 7 355 from Intel's Panther Lake family. Also available with up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X-9600 RAM and 1 TB of storage, this version of the XPS 13 should be significantly more powerful than the Core 5 320-powered unit we recently reviewed.
Without warning, Dell has started selling Panther Lake versions of the XPS 13 globally, too. Unfortunately, the 13.4-inch laptop is far more expensive than the $1,000-$1,100 starting prices we had expected could come to pass. For reference, the Wildcat Lake-based XPS 13 remains available in the US for $699 with 8 GB of RAM to rival the MacBook Neo (curr. $689 on Amazon).
By contrast, the XPS 13 starts at $1,499 in the US with a Core Ultra 7 355 and 512 GB of storage, albeit with a required upgrade to 16 GB of LPDDR5X-7467 RAM. Similarly, Dell charges £1,449, €1,599 and AUD 2,299 for the same configuration in the UK, the Eurozone and Australia, respectively. However, one can save £50 or €50 in Europe by removing Dell's 65 W charger.
Moreover, the XPS 13 can be configured with the Core Ultra 7 355, 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD for $1,699, £1,549 and €1,749. For some reason, this SKU is unavailable in Australia. Finally, Dell has priced the XPS 13 at $2,09, £1,949, €2,199 and AUD 3,499 with 32 GB of RAM, which also runs at 9,600 MT/s. All 32 GB RAM SKUs feature 1 TB of storage and the Core Ultra 7 355, though. Please see our recent review for more information about the latest XPS 13 and its 30-120 Hz VRR display.
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