It took guts for Dell to admit its mistake, here's how XPS will make its big comeback in 2026

At a media preview for CES 2026, Dell COO Jeff Clarke admitted the company made a mistake when it killed off the XPS brand. Here's what the company is doing now to fix things. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget)

When Dell made the decision to kill off its XPS laptop name last year, it felt like a big mistake. We said so, in fact, multiple times. But at CES 2026, the company is righting its past wrongs by resurrecting the iconic laptop brand — and this time, this decision feels like the right move both for Dell as a whole and its flagship consumer devices.

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