{"id":42940,"date":"2026-01-13T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/technologies\/dell-fixes-the-xps-physical-keys-return-in-new-14-and-16-models\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:41:25","slug":"dell-fixes-the-xps-physical-keys-return-in-new-14-and-16-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/technologies\/dell-fixes-the-xps-physical-keys-return-in-new-14-and-16-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell fixes the XPS: Physical keys return in new 14 and 16 models"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dataconomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dell_XPS_14_16_Core_Ultra_Traditional_Keys_OLED.jpeg\" alt=\"Dell fixes the XPS: Physical keys return in new 14 and 16 models\" title=\"Dell fixes the XPS: Physical keys return in new 14 and 16 models\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dell Technologies has reintroduced its XPS laptop line, unveiling new XPS 14 and XPS 16 models at CES, following a 2025 rebranding initiative that impacted the company\u2019s PC market share. The new laptops feature redesigned function rows with traditional keys and an \u201cinvisible\u201d trackpad with a light border, addressing prior user feedback. Dell will also prominently display the XPS logo on these devices, replacing the Dell brand name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One year ago: CES 2025: Dell will call its laptops \u201cDell\u201d from now on<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The XPS 14 weighs 3 pounds, a 0.5-pound reduction from its predecessor, while the XPS 16 weighs 3.6 pounds, 1 pound lighter than the previous generation. Both systems integrate Intel\u2019s Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3 chips and offer OLED display options. Dell has also indicated plans for a new, thinner, and lighter XPS 13 model set for release later this year, which it expects to offer at a lower price point than previous XPS iterations.<\/p>\n<p>The XPS 14 and XPS 16 are scheduled for release on January 6, with initial configurations priced at $2,050 and $2,200, respectively. Lower-priced, entry-level configurations are anticipated in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured image credit<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dell Technologies has reintroduced its XPS laptop line, unveiling new XPS 14 and XPS 16 models at CES, following a 2025 rebranding initiative that impacted the company\u2019s PC market share. The new laptops feature redesigned function rows with traditional keys and an \u201cinvisible\u201d trackpad with a light border, addressing prior user feedback. Dell will also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42940","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technologies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}