{"id":31740,"date":"2025-05-08T22:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/?p=31740"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:22:24","slug":"dell-removes-xps-inspiron-and-latitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/dell-elimina-xps-inspiron-y-latitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell Discontinues XPS Inspiron and Latitude \ud83d\udea8 What Does It Mean for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dell is discontinuing the XPS Inspiron and Latitude \ud83d\udd25 and changing everything in 2025.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"link_wrapped_content\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><\/section>\n<p>Branding is key. Corporations spend millions of dollars each year ensuring that words like \u201cTacoma\u201d and \u201cSleep Number\u201d resonate with people. Dell has also invested decades in making terms like \u201cXPS,\u201d \u201cInspiron,\u201d and \u201cLatitude\u201d recognizable.<\/p>\n<p>However, starting in 2025, Dell laptops and desktops will simply be\u2026 Dell. \u201cThere\u2019s only one brand,\u201d says executive Sam Burd. \u201cDell.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dude-its-just-dell\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Only Dell<\/h2>\n<p>The designs Dell has been developing aren&#039;t going away. For example, the XPS 13, which has been a benchmark for premium laptops for years, won&#039;t be discontinued, nor will it even be replaced by a new model. The 2025 version will simply be called the &quot;Dell 13 Plus.&quot; (Though there won&#039;t be a 13-inch model available at launch; the 14-inch model will be the smallest in Dell&#039;s lineup, which isn&#039;t superlative.)<\/p>\n<p>Dell also won&#039;t be killing off the Alienware sub-brand, which it bought in 2006. Alienware gaming models will apparently keep their specific names, such as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dell.com\/es-es\/shop\/sobremesas-y-estaciones-de-trabajo\/sobremesa-para-gaming-alienware-area-51\/spd\/alienware-area-51-aat2250-gaming-desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"mentions\">Area 51<\/a>\u201d and \u201cAurora.\u201d The monitor names will also remain unchanged, so the \u201cUltraSharp\u201d line will continue to exist.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you&#039;ll continue to see older designs sold under their original name as Dell liquidates its current lines \u2014 the 2023 and 2024 XPS 13 and Inspiron 15 models will continue to be sold under those names for now.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#039;s analyze Dell&#039;s new and supposedly simpler branding. In total, you&#039;ll see three product levels going forward: <strong>Dell<\/strong> (without extras or superlatives), <strong>Dell Pro<\/strong>, and <strong>Dell Pro Max<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>La categor\u00eda regular de Dell est\u00e1 destinada a consumidores comunes y estudiantes, \u00abdise\u00f1ada para jugar, estudiar y trabajar\u00bb. Incluir\u00e1 m\u00e1quinas que antes llevaban la etiqueta Inspiron o que no ten\u00edan una marca espec\u00edfica incluso antes de este cambio. Dell Pro est\u00e1 \u00abdise\u00f1ada para la productividad de nivel profesional. (Es curioso que \u201ctrabajo\u201d estuviera incluido en la categor\u00eda anterior y no aqu\u00ed, pero bueno\u2026) Aqu\u00ed es donde aparecer\u00e1 la l\u00ednea Latitude y productos similares. Por otro lado, Dell Pro Max ser\u00e1 la cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me y ser\u00e1 el rinc\u00f3n de los dise\u00f1os de \u00abm\u00e1ximo rendimiento\u00bb de Dell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567468\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell Pro 14 &amp; 16_2 Magnetite\" width=\"1200\" height=\"776\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Dell<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sounds pretty clear, right? Not so fast!<\/p>\n<p>Under each level, computers will also be divided into three more sub-categories. <strong>Base<\/strong> It is, therefore, the base model with no extras (although it will presumably still be customizable to some extent using Dell&#039;s long-standing online ordering system). <strong>Plus<\/strong> It&#039;s a step up, for pre-configured machines that have a few extras like a better display, RAM, CPU, storage, and maybe a discrete graphics card. <strong>Premium<\/strong> It will be the high-end model at each level, presumably maximizing each configurable category.<\/p>\n<p>If you remember your elementary school multiplication tables, there are nine different labels for Dell computers as of 2025, ranging from simply \u201cDell Base\u201d (if those models will even be differentiated) to \u201cDell Pro Max Premium.\u201d This doesn\u2019t even include the differentiator for a specific model. In other words, the flagship business-focused laptop that also has the most power and capability would apparently be the \u201cDell 14 Pro Max Premium.\u201d Hooray, it\u2019s that simple!<\/p>\n<p>And if you think the \u201cPro\u201d and \u201cMax\u201d extras make Dell\u2019s new product line look unnervingly like a fruit-branded competitor, you\u2019re not alone. During a presentation, a fellow tech journalist pointed out the similarity to Apple\u2019s distinct Pro and Max labels for its desktops, laptops, and accessories; and in response, Dell executives dismissed the concern, noting that they\u2019re universal terms consumers are already familiar with.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-new-dell-laptops-in-2025\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new Dell laptops in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>For the initial 2025 launch, there will be seven \u201cnew\u201d laptop models (many of them modified from previous designs to varying degrees), <s>further<\/s> also several updated Plus and Premium models of the same design.<\/p>\n<p>Most will be launched by the end of February, with additional new models announced later in the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dell 14 Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567460\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.jpg\" alt=\"Dell 14 Plus laptop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"756\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567464\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_606_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Dell<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell 16 Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567465\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_21_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell 16 Plus 9\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Dell<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567466\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_269_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell 16 Plus 2-in-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"762\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Dell<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell Pro 13, Pro 13 Plus, Pro 13 Premium<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567463\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_10_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell Pro 13 Premium laptop\" width=\"1000\" height=\"810\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Dell<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell Pro 14, Pro 14 Plus, Pro 14 Premium<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567461\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_985_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.jpg\" alt=\"Dell Pro 14 Laptop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"925\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dell Pro 16, Dell Pro 16 Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567467\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736226771_672_Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.png\" alt=\"Dell 16 Pro\" width=\"1200\" height=\"853\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Dell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Look at that list. It&#039;s a mess, just begging for confusion that could lead you to buy the wrong laptop model, or even the wrong laptop altogether. And despite being supposedly different, all these laptops look extremely similar. Frankly, I&#039;m not a fan of this. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-confusing-change-for-everyone\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A confusing change for everyone<\/h2>\n<p>It seems like most of the Dell products we cover will fall under the standard Dell branding (no Pro or Pro Max) since we primarily focus on consumer-focused designs. But the mere fact that Pro and Pro Max models exist will signal to some consumers that they&#039;re not getting the best possible experience, even if they don&#039;t actually need any kind of upgrade to a faster processor or more RAM. As with similar labels applied to phones, some will want &quot;the best,&quot; even if they&#039;ll never use those features; and I wonder if there&#039;s an intention behind that decision.<\/p>\n<p>I also wonder what the point of having Base, Plus, and Premium subdivisions is when Dell didn&#039;t need them before its controversial decision to add &quot;Plus&quot; to the XPS line to denote a more streamlined chassis. Maybe Dell plans to make more than one 14-inch laptop in each category and simply needed a point of differentiation... which would only undermine this attempt at simplicity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\" data-wp-context=\"{\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2567469\" src=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dell-abandona-las-marcas-XPS-Inspiron-y-Latitude-que-han.jpeg\" alt=\"Dell 14 Plus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" title=\"\">Which of the seven new models is this? I have no idea. This is an official image from Dell.<figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Dell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With adjectives indicating different product categories and target audiences, and separate but similar adjectives further dividing these categories, it&#039;s a lot to process. And I don&#039;t see it as any less confusing than &quot;Inspiron&quot; versus &quot;Latitude.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#039;t think this is any easier for consumers to understand, and even those with a basic understanding of computers can stumble. It doesn&#039;t help that all of Dell&#039;s non-Alienware laptops seem to be moving toward a unified, utilitarian design language, with very little to visually distinguish the Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max laptops from each other.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps I&#039;m biased here. I&#039;m a professional technology writer who has obsessively followed PCs for decades. I live and breathe this stuff. And I&#039;ve been using Dell computers of some variety for a good portion of that time. Perhaps I&#039;m demonstrating a visceral reaction, rejecting the unknown simply because I don&#039;t want to let go of a lingering attachment to these terms.<\/p>\n<p>But I don&#039;t think that&#039;s the case. I think Dell is undervaluing the work it&#039;s put into these brands. I think it would be better <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/ai-chatbots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AI Chatbots: Plan trips and shopping easily and quickly \u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34534\">simplify<\/a> The lineup has fewer models but more upgrade options for each one. There&#039;s a good chance Dell will backtrack on this, especially for the XPS brand, before too long.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, no one is paying me a lot of money to make branding decisions that affect product lines that sell millions of units. So take this opinion for what it&#039;s worth (not much), and we&#039;ll see how this strategy plays out in the new year. \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dell is discontinuing the XPS Inspiron and Latitude \ud83d\ude31 Starting in 2025, there will be just one brand: Dell. Are you ready for this change? \ud83d\udcbb\u2728<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","iawp_total_views":98,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[1445,1626,1621],"class_list":["post-31740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-evergreencontent","tag-pcbuild","tag-technews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31740"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105560,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31740\/revisions\/105560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastertrend.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}