Dell kills XPS brand

Dell killing the XPS name is an unforced error
This year at CES 2025, Dell is announcing a huge rebranding for all of its consumer and commercial PCs. However, while this change is generally a move in the right direction, I think getting rid of the iconic XPS name is an unforced error.
30 years later, XPS is dead. Here’s why Dell is killing its flagship brand
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Dell kills the XPS brand
Dell’s XPS line, which has been a prominent name in premium laptops for years, is being replaced by new Dell Premium models. So they’re part of the base-tier Dell line, at the Premium sub-tier.
Goodbye, Dell XPS
In a bid to streamline, Dell is dropping some of its most iconic laptop brands. At CES 2025 on Monday, the PC company announced that XPS, Inspiron, and
Dell XPS is dead — Dell just rebranded its entire PC lineup
Dell computers are getting all-new branding. Instead of familiar labels like XPS, Inspiron and Latitude (among others), the company’s laptops and desktops will simply be called Dell, with suffixes denoting who and what they’re intended for.
Dell drops long-running XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude brands
Dell also isn’t doing away with the Alienware sub-brand, which it purchased in 2006. Alienware gaming models will, apparently, keep their specific names, such as “Area 51” and “m16.” Monitor names seem to be unaffected, too, so the “UltraSharp” line will still exist.
We miss you already, Dell XPS
XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude. Instead we’ll get the easier to remember, yet not as colorful, Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, in an effort to create “unified branding” across the Dell portfolio. You can find more details here.
Dell’s ‘Unified Branding’ Is Completely Confusing
Dell laptops are being split into three categories: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max. Dell laptops are meant for work and play. Dell Pro is designed for “professional-grade productivity,” while the Dell Pro Max is about high-end performance.
See ya later Inspiron and XPS: Dell has streamlined its branding down to a very Apple-like Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max
Dell's branding has always seemed a bit clumsy to me, and it seems the Texas-based tech giant may agree. It's just announced a branding change that simplifies its core PC product tiers into three main categories—Dell,
The end of an era: Dell will no longer make XPS computers
Dell is officially killing the XPS branding that’s become a mainstay for people seeking a sleek, respectable, well-priced PC.
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