The Dell XPS 13 Laptop is on sale right now for $949.99, which is $350 off the regular price. If you want a small, premium laptop that you can carry anywhere without feeling like you’re hauling a brick, this one checks a lot of boxes. It weighs around 2.6 to 2.7 pounds and is just over half an inch thick, so you can toss it in a backpack or work bag and barely notice it. The CNC machined aluminum body and platinum color give it a clean, simple look that fits just as well in a classroom, office, or coffee shop. You’re not getting cheap plastic here; it feels solid in your hands and on a desk.
Inside, you get an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor with 8 cores and speeds up to 4.8 GHz, which means you can run a lot of apps at once without the system dragging. If you like to keep way too many browser tabs open while streaming music and running chat apps or coding tools, this setup will handle that kind of load. The 16GB of fast LPDDR5X memory helps keep things smooth, while the 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD gives you quick startup times and fast file access. For graphics, it comes with Intel Arc graphics, which is fine for day-to-day stuff, light content work, watching movies, or some casual gaming. It is not meant to be a heavy gaming machine, but for general use and light creative tasks, it will feel quick.
The 13.4-inch 2K display is one of the better reasons to pick this system. You get a sharp picture, 500 nits of brightness, and a 30–120Hz refresh rate. That means the screen can feel more smooth when you scroll or watch certain content, and it will still look clear in brighter rooms. It is non-touch, which some people actually like since you do not have to worry about fingerprints on the glass. The InfinityEdge design keeps the bezels thin, so you get as much screen as possible in a small body. Sound is handled by a quad-speaker setup with tweeters and woofers, with a total of 8W output, which is better than what you find in a lot of thin laptops. Video calls are covered by a 1080p RGB camera with dual-array microphones, plus an IR camera for face features, so your calls will not look like a blurry mess.
The Dell XPS 13 Laptop in this deal runs Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS instead of Windows. That makes it a smart pick if you already like Linux, want a system for coding, development, or server work, or just prefer a clean, open-source setup without extra stuff preloaded. You should keep in mind that Microsoft Office for Windows is not compatible on this setup, so if you need Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you will want to use web versions or Linux-friendly tools like LibreOffice. On the hardware side, you get a platinum backlit English keyboard with a fingerprint reader, a precision touchpad with multi-touch gestures, and 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports that handle power and DisplayPort, so you can plug into monitors and docks with the right cables. Wireless is covered by Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, which keeps you ready for faster routers and smooth wireless connections. You also get 1 year of ProSupport with next business day onsite service after remote diagnosis, which is nice peace of mind if this will be your daily machine. If you’ve been wanting a thin, sturdy Linux laptop with strong specs for under a thousand dollars, this sale makes the Dell XPS 13 worth a serious look.
