If you’re still looking for the ideal laptop deals for your situation and budget, you’re in luck. We’ve spotted some fantastic discounts on the popular Dell XPS 14 and Dell XPS 16 directly from Dell. The Dell XPS 14 is currently $300 off, and the Dell XPS 16 is $500 off. Both are well worth your time and money, so we’re here to tell you all about why you might want one. Bear in mind that both deals are likely to end soon.
The Dell XPS 14 is perfect for anyone who wants a powerful but highly portable laptop, and it comes from Dell, one of the best laptop brands. This Dell XPS 14 has an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, 16GB of memory, and 1TB of SSD storage. It also has a dedicated graphics card in the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, which is ideal for some light gaming alongside your work. For the display, this Dell XPS 14 has a 14.5-inch full HD+ screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution and 500 nits of brightness, so it looks great in many different lighting situations. It also has nice details like a backlit keyboard with a fingerprint reader, and the keyboard has larger and deeper keycaps compared to other keyboards. Enjoy an impressive 21 hours of battery life too on this well-rounded laptop too. It’s perfect for taking to class and then using at home to relax.
One of the best laptops around, the Dell XPS 16 is powerful and highly competent. It has an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor, 32GB of memory and 1TB of SSD storage. It also has an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, so it’s good for a wide range of purposes. Another highlight is its 16.3-inch OLED UHD+ screen with 3840 x 2400 resolution, 400 nits of brightness, and anti-reflective technology. It’s even a touchscreen if you prefer to be more hands-on as you work. All the neat extras from the Dell XPS 14 are there too, like a backlit keyboard with fingerprint reader, large keycaps, and a variable refresh rate. Battery life is lower at about 12 hours but that’s still more than enough for most people. It’s well-suited if you want a powerhouse but you also want the portability of a laptop.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Google DeepMind's AI world model Genie 4 can now build interactive worlds that you can explore and reshape as they run. It also generates ambient sounds, music, and dialogue that respond to your actions.
The new world model builds on Genie 3 with improved realism, more natural human movement, and better simulations of real-world physics. It could eventually help with everything from game development to training robots.
Apple has an incredible talent for making me admire its products while simultaneously questioning what on earth it's thinking with the pricing. This isn't even something as bizarre as a monitor stand, but the audacity for starting a new laptop lineup from $2,000 doesn't surprise me.
The newly announced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 is just the latest to showcase this. The funny thing is, I already know that it's going to be a reliable workstation. You get a powerful new 2nm M6 processor, a gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR display, and up to 24 hours of battery life. We were impressed by the M5 MacBook Air, so the high-end M6 powered MacBook Pro definitely won't let us down.