Dell Doubles Down on Cheap Student Laptops With Lower-End Dell 14S Configs

Dell seemingly isn’t content with taking on Apple’s MacBook Neo with just the XPS 13 for student dollars and attention. On Wednesday the company brought in budget laptop reinforcements with new lower-end, more colorful versions of its mainstream Dell 14S laptop. Dell is playing coy and won’t reveal pricing until we get closer to seeing these new laptops later this fall, which is understandable given the volatility around the ongoing component shortages.

While we await pricing details, here’s what we do know about these new machines. They’ll come in four fun Neo-esque colors, offer Intel Wildcat Lake processors and start with just 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

New Dell 14S models: Colorful and affordable

The Dell 14S isn’t new. Dell released the 14S series along with its larger 16S sibling back in May. These mainstream laptops are based on Intel Panther Lake processors and were priced...

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