You get a 14.5-inch screen on the Premium 14 and a 16.3-inch panel on the Premium 16, both wrapped in Dell’s usual InfinityEdge bezels. They are slightly chunkier than the XPS corpses they are replacing but visually stick to the same muted brushed-metal routine.

The Premium 16 runs an Intel Core Ultra 9 and Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU, with a 45W sustained CPU load for those who think their laptop should double as a portable oven. There is  an Ultra 7 version, plus 32GB RAM and a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD if you're happy to part with $2,699 or more.

Meanwhile, the Premium 14 gets an Ultra 7 as standard with Intel Arc graphics. You can upgrade to an RTX 4050, although calling it an upgrade might be pushing it. The base config ships with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, and unlike its bigger sibling, there is no 4K screen option.

Both models come with OLED panels that can hit 4K and 120Hz, assuming you splash out for the right build. Battery life is rated at up to 20 hours for the 14-inch version and a dreamy 27 hours for the 16-incher, but that will depend heavily on whether you are watching cat videos or running a machine-learning model.

Windows 11 is preloaded with the usual Copilot AI baggage, alongside Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and a 1080p webcam that can handle 30fps because why bother with anything smoother. You get a microSDXC v7.1 slot, universal audio jack, and three Thunderbolt 4 Gen 2 Type-C ports, all wrapped in your choice of graphite or platinum.

Weights range from 1.63 to 2.11kg depending on model and configuration, which makes them light enough for the boardroom and heavy enough to leave a dent if you drop them. Dell has teased a future RTX 5070 version and hinted that Intel Arc might still make it into the 16-inch model, assuming anyone is still interested.

The death of the XPS line might sting long-time fans, but it seems to have been replaced by the modern laptop marketing technque of slapping AI on it, jack up the price and hope no one notices the specs have barely moved.