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Save $500 on the Dell Plus Copilot+ PC: Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, and a 2.5K Mini-LED touchscreen under $1,100

The Dell Plus Copilot+ PC is down to $1,099.99 at Best Buy, a $500 saving off its $1,599.99 comp value. That’s a meaningful cut on a 16-inch 2-in-1 that pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 2.5K Mini-LED touchscreen, and Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI feature set. For a convertible laptop at […]

The Dell Plus Copilot+ PC is down to $1,099.99 at Best Buy, a $500 saving off its $1,599.99 comp value. That’s a meaningful cut on a 16-inch 2-in-1 that pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 2.5K Mini-LED touchscreen, and Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI feature set. For a convertible laptop at this price, the spec sheet is difficult to fault.

The Dell Plus Copilot+ PC has a bunch of things going for it. A 16-inch Mini-LED panel at 2560×1600 with 630 nits of brightness is a genuine step up from the IPS screens that dominate this price bracket, delivering better contrast, improved local dimming, and a noticeably sharper picture for both work and media. The touchscreen and 2-in-1 hinge make it equally comfortable as a laptop or a tablet, and active stylus support is built in if you want to use it for sketching or annotation.

The processor is Intel’s Core Ultra 9 288V from the Series 2 lineup, a chip built specifically around efficiency and AI workload handling. The integrated NPU delivers up to 48 TOPS of AI performance, which is what qualifies this as a Copilot+ PC and enables features like live captions, AI-assisted image editing, and Windows Studio Effects for video calls. The Intel Arc 140V handles graphics duties and is capable enough for lighter creative work alongside everyday tasks.

32GB of DDR5 gives the system plenty of headroom for multitasking, and the 1TB PCIe SSD keeps load times quick. Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 4 round out the connectivity, and Dell rates battery life at up to 11 hours, which holds up well for a 16-inch machine.

A $500 saving on a 2-in-1 with a Mini-LED display and 32GB of RAM is the kind of discount that closes the gap between this and thinner, lighter alternatives that ask more money for a smaller, less capable screen. If flexibility and display quality are priorities, the Dell Plus makes a compelling case at $1,099.99.

The Dell Plus Copilot+ PC at $1,099.99 is a well-rounded 2-in-1 that doesn’t cut corners on the display or the memory. The Mini-LED touchscreen, Core Ultra 9, and 32GB of LPDDR5X add up to a machine that justifies the buy well before you factor in the $500 discount.

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Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind. 

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