Shortly after Apple launched the budget MacBook Neo , Dell announced their response, a new low-end XPS 13 .

Matching the Neo's current pricing, it starts at $699, or $599 with an educational discount. That discount is currently set to expire on November 2, and with the current component pricing insanity, I'd be surprised if we don't see a price increase on both laptops by next year.

I ran the XPS 13 through my gauntlet of benchmarks , and published a review on my YouTube channel: