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Dell's announcement to buy storage giant EMC for $67 billion solidifies the largest deal in the history of the IT business, creating a channel behemoth set to dominate the enterprise IT market. The landmark deal transforms the onetime PC maker, created in Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell's dorm room, into a $90 billion computing force. The deal will enable Dell, the No. 2 server maker, to leverage EMC's dominance in the storage market, setting up the Round Rock, Texas-based company to take on rivals Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco and Oracle as well as upstarts such as Nutanix.
The deal, in which Dell will offer EMC shareholders $33.15 per share, includes EMC subsidiary VMware as a tracking stock that amounts to about $9 per share. Partners are calling the EMC acquisition by Dell a "dream deal," with the belief that it will energize sales for partners, up data center IQs and boost bottom lines.
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Picking the best Dell laptop is no easy task, as the company produces several great laptops every year, some of which are the best budget laptops or even the best laptops overall. The affordable XPS 13 -- which packs an almost magical amount of power and functionality into one of the tiniest chassis of all -- is a case in point and our top pick.
There are some other great Dell laptops to consider, though. We've tested a good portion of what the laptop giant has to offer, with hundreds of hours of hands-on time with each of them. Here are Dell's best -- as well as a few great alternatives.
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9315
A new detachable tablet 2-in-1 competitor
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Why you should buy this: It's the most affordable XPS laptop.
Who's it for: Just about anyone but gamers.
What we thought about the XPS 13 9315:
We've been big fans of the XPS 13 for years now, and the 2022 version received a major update. The chassis lost the carbon and glass fiber palm rest options and converted to an all-aluminum design that's more modern but stands out less. The build quality remains excellent. The laptop also updated to Intel 12th-gen CPUs, specifically 9-watt versions of Intel's 12th-gen U-series CPUs.
Mainly, the new XPS 13 9315 competes directly with Apple's MacBook Air M1, offering an affordable machine with a 16:10 13.4-inch display and the same excellent keyboard and touchpad as previous models. The XPS 13 provides a solid mix of performance and battery life that makes it a good choice for anyone wanting a great 13-inch laptop.
Ports include two Thunderbolt 4/USB-C ports but no 3.5mm audio jack, and Wi-Fi 6E support is included as well.
Dell XPS 13 9315
One of the best XPS laptops is also the most affordable
Pros
Cons
Why you should buy this: It's powerful, has a spectacular display, and is the most innovative XPS yet.
Who's it for: Anyone who wants a high-tech 13-inch machine.
What we thought about the XPS 13 Plus:
Dell split the XPS 13 into two machines in its latest revision. The XPS 13 9315, featured above, serves as a more affordable option, and the XPS 13 Plus takes the iconic machine in some new directions.
The first XPS 13 Plus innovation is a haptic touchpad, a first for the XPS line. It's a solid implementation that offers the ability to click anywhere on the touchpad's surface with a haptic engine that closely mimics physical buttons. The edge-to-edge keyboard is also a first, and it's shallower but offers precise, snappy switches and large keycaps. Finally, the LED touch function keys save thickness and offer a more modern look.
Where the XPS 13 9315 focuses on quiet, cool, and efficient performance with 9-watt CPUs, the XPS 13 Plus has more powerful 28-watt Intel 12th-gen U-series processors. That makes it significantly faster while being less efficient. The XPS 13 Plus also offers higher-resolution displays, including a 13.4-inch 16:10 OLED panel with spectacular colors and contrast.
Dell XPS 13 Plus
Innovations abound a well-built 13-inch laptop
Pros
Cons
Why you should buy this: Its display is beautiful, and its all-around performance is fantastic for creators.
Who's it for: Creative professionals who crave portable power and panache.
What we thought about the Dell XPS 15:
What the XPS 15 loses in portability over the above 13-inch laptops, it more than makes up for it in performance and screen real estate. Built upon some solid components that promise excellent performance for productivity and gaming, the XPS 15 is one of the best full-size laptops around.
There's some new hardware inside, including 45-watt Intel 12th-gen CPUs. It has an affordable starting price of $1,449 that bumps to $1,899 for a discrete GPU (the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050). The larger display looks beautiful -- and color accurate -- in both 1080p and 4K IPS with a 3.5K OLED panel that's drop-dead gorgeous.
Storage options range from 256GB to 4TB PCIe SSDs while RAM is upgradable to 64GB, and ports include two Thunderbolt 4, a USB-C, and a full-size SD card reader. This is a bigger, badder version of the XPS 13, and it remains one of the best Dell laptops out there.
Dell XPS 15 9520
A highly portable and powerful large-screen laptop
Pros
Cons
Why you should buy this: You want Dell quality at a budget price.
Who's it for: Anyone who wants the latest Intel CPUs but doesn't want to spend a lot.
What we thought about the Dell Inspiron 15 3000:
Although not as premium as the XPS range of laptops, Dell's Inspiron notebooks are far from the budget-friendly portable systems of old. The existing Inspiron 15 3000 is a primary example, with incredibly affordable prices paired with good components for excellent value. That includes an 11th-gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB PCIe NVMe SSD.
You won't get the same tiny bezels as on Dell's XPS line nor all-metal construction. But even so, this is a well-built laptop with reasonable dimensions for the money. The laptop also incorporates several enhancements that are welcome at these prices, including enhanced thermals for better performance and a hinge that lifts the chassis bottom off the desktop for better airflow.
You'll likely suffer some consequences in display quality and battery life, but the Inspiron 15 3000 overall performance is solid.
Dell Inspiron 15 3000
An affordable business laptop
Pros
Cons
Why you should buy this: It's an affordable gaming laptop with real power.
Who's it for: Gamers on a (relative) budget who want to play at high detail.
What we thought about the Dell G15 Gaming Laptop:
The Dell G15 Gaming Laptop is a powerhouse gaming laptop at prices that are easier for gamers to accommodate. For example, the G15 Gaming Laptop can be configured with up to the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU for the fastest processor performance.
But the real gaming power comes from the GPU options. Buyers can choose up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, which will run at 1080p with all features -- such as ray tracing -- turned on. Display options include up to a 165Hz panel that ensures tear-free gaming. Other options include up to 16GB of RAM and up to a 1TB PCIe SSD for optimal performance.
The G15 is also a solid choice for anyone who wants to do more than just game on their laptop. The keyboard is okay for productivity, and the battery life is okay given the components and the target market.
Dell G15 Gaming Laptop
An affordable gaming machine
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IBMNoise is currently quantum computing’s biggest challenge as well as its most significant limitation. IBM is working to reduce that noise in the next few years through various types of quantum error management until true quantum error correction (QEC) is attained.
Here is why reducing noise is so important. A quantum bit (qubit) is the basic unit of information for quantum computers, and the longer a qubit can maintain its quantum state, the more computational operations it can perform. Unfortunately, qubits are very sensitive to environmental noise, which can come from a quantum computer’s control electronics, wiring, cryogenics, other qubits, heat, and even external factors such as cosmic radiation. Noise is problematic because it can cause a qubit’s quantum state to collapse (a condition called decoherence) and thus create errors. An uncorrected error can cascade into an avalanche of errors and destroy an entire computation.
This type of noise originates at the atomic level, and even though it can't be completely eliminated, it can be managed.
Quantum advantage and noise
Despite media hype, there is no documented evidence that current quantum computers are more powerful than classical supercomputers. Even so, there is no question that quantum computers have an indisputable advantage. Most experts believe it's only a matter of time before quantum computing demonstrates its superiority compared to classical supercomputers. When that occurs, quantum computing will have achieved what is commonly referred to as “quantum advantage.”
IBM defines quantum advantage as a significant improvement in quantum algorithm runtime for practical cases over the best classical algorithm. Its blog further states that the algorithm needed to prove quantum advantage must have an efficient representation as quantum circuits, and there should be no classical algorithm capable of simulating those circuits efficiently.
But here’s the dilemma: For quantum computers to achieve quantum advantage, besides improving qubit coherence, gate fidelities, and speed of circuit execution, we must also significantly increase computational qubit counts. But upping the number of qubits also increases noise and qubit errors. Therefore, managing noise and qubit errors is critical to the long-term success of quantum computing.
Although error correction is common in classical computers and in certain types of memory hardware, we can’t use the same techniques in quantum computers because the laws of quantum mechanics make it impossible to clone unknown quantum states.
Quantum error correction (QEC) is a complex engineering and physics problem. And despite its importance and the number of years that have been invested thus far in the search for a solution, quantum error correction remains elusive and still appears to be many years away. Until full error correction becomes available, IBM is researching other error management solutions.
Quantum error management
Quantum error mitigation will fill the gap before Quantum Error Correction achieves practical ... [+]
IBMThe above IBM chart compares the exponential scaling of error-mitigated quantum circuits to the exponential scaling of classical computers. The crossover point is where quantum error mitigation becomes competitive with classical solutions.
IBM has a long history of error correction research, beginning with David DiVincenzo’s investigations in 1996. In 2015, it developed the first system to detect quantum bit flip and phase flip errors. Today, almost every corporate and academic quantum computing program has some form of error correction research in progress because of the importance of quantum error correction.
IBM currently looks at quantum error management through the lens of three methods: error suppression, error mitigation, and error correction. Setting aside error correction for the moment, let’s consider the other two approaches.
Error suppression is one of the earliest and most basic methods of handling errors. It typically modifies a circuit, uses pulses of energy to keep a qubit in its quantum state longer, or directs pulses at idle qubits to undo any unwanted effects caused by neighboring qubits. These types of error suppression are known as dynamic decoupling.
Error mitigation is the method that IBM believes will bridge the gap between today’s error-prone hardware and tomorrow’s fault-tolerant quantum computers. Error mitigation’s interim purpose is to enable early achievement of quantum advantage.
IBM has done more continuous error mitigation research than any other institution. Through that work, IBM has developed multiple approaches to error mitigation, including probabilistic error cancellation (PEC) and zero-noise extrapolation (ZNE).
Effective quantum error correction would eliminate almost all noise-related errors. It is worth noting that QEC exponentially suppresses errors with increasing code size. At any finite code size, errors will always be present. For optimum results, it will be important to pick a code size that suppresses errors just enough for the target application.
But until QEC becomes available, it appears that quantum error mitigation provides the fastest path to quantum advantage.
Dialable error reduction
IBM
IBMIBM recently announced the integration of error suppression and error mitigation into Qiskit Runtime primitives Sampler and Estimator. As beta features, these allow a user to trade speed for fewer errors. IBM's roadmap projects the final release of these features in 2025.
There is overhead associated with compiling, executing, and classical post-processing of error mitigation techniques. The amount of overhead varies depending on the type of error mitigation used. IBM introduced a new simplified option for the primitives called a “resilience level” that allows users to dial in the cost/accuracy tradeoff needed for their work. Sampler and Estimator will automatically apply dynamical decoupling error suppression to circuits at optimization levels 1 through 3. Resilience 0 offers no error mitigation, Resilience 1 is measurement error mitigation, Resilience 2 provides biased error mitigation (via ZNE), and Resilience 3 enables unbiased estimators (via PEC).
Error mitigation will be available on all cloud-accessible IBM systems. As the resilience number increases, so does the cost. Resilience 3 produces the fewest errors but could require 100,000X more computation time.
Dr. Blake Johnson, IBM Quantum Platform Lead, explained the rationale for IBM’s implementation of this option for error mitigation services.
“We have some very advanced users that want to do everything themselves,” Dr. Johnson said. “They don't want us touching their circuits. That’s fine with us, so we make that possible. But we are seeing more and more users who look at a quantum computer like you would look at a toaster. They don’t understand how it works. They just want to push a button and make the right thing happen. So, we decided to enable certain things as defaults if it doesn’t have a sampling overhead and if there isn’t an additional cost to run it.”
Quantum error correction
Thanks to error correction research conducted by the entire quantum computing community, significant progress has been made on QEC over the past decade. Even so, it is likely that years of more research will be required to find a workable solution.
One of the early challenges of quantum error correction was determining if an error had been made without destroying a qubit's quantum state by measuring it. In 1995, Peter Shor developed a breakthrough solution to circumvent the problem. Rather than storing the quantum state in a single qubit, Shor’s system encoded quantum information in a logical qubit distributed across nine physical qubits. The scheme enabled errors to be detected by monitoring the system's parity rather than destroying the quantum state with direct measurements.
IBM is currently investigating many approaches to quantum error correction, including some similar to Shor’s code. This class of error correction code is called quantum Low-Density Parity Check (qLDPC). LDPC is not new. It is used in many classical error correction applications, such as Wi-Fi and 5G.
According to IBM, qLDPC offers the following advantages:
The research opportunities and diverse methods for quantum error correction are too numerous to cover here, but having many options is a good problem to have. If a fault-tolerant quantum computer is ever to be realized, we must find a solution for error correction, and the more options we have, the better our chances.
IBM’s quantum roadmap reflects the complexity of the problem. It shows an error correction solution becoming available sometime beyond 2026. Indeed, it will likely take several years beyond that.
Wrapping up
As quantum hardware continues to improve, there is a high probability that quantum error mitigation, as implemented by IBM's roadmap, will facilitate the early achievement of quantum advantage. Presently, error mitigation has an exponential runtime influenced by how many qubits are needed and the circuit depth. But improvements in speed, qubit fidelity, and error mitigation methods are expected to considerably reduce that overhead.
It is IBM's goal for error mitigation to provide a continuous development path to error-correction. Once QEC is attained, it will enable us to build fault-tolerant quantum machines running millions of qubits in a quantum-centric supercomputing environment. These machines will have the ability to simulate large many-body systems, optimize complex supply chain logistics, create new drugs and materials, model and react to sophisticated financial market behavior, and much more.
Fault-tolerant quantum computers will signal that a new era of quantum-centric scientific investigation has arrived. And with that new capability will come the potential to responsibly change the world.
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You would be correct in assuming Dell's latest XPS 13 model is a beast. With up to 2TB of SSD storage space, the latest 11th generation of Intel's processors, and the potential for 32GB of RAM you can configure some seriously powerful specsheets here. The best of the best is going to cost you, though, however entry level i3 models usually sit just under $1,000 which can make for a strong mid-range purchase due to the starting 256GB SSD sizes.
At the bottom end of the configuration scale, you're still getting a powerhouse here, and one that looks as good as it runs. With minimal bezels, a luxury slimline chassis, and standout battery life, there's a reason this is often hailed as the best laptop going.
Dell's laptop deals do regularly hit upon this latest release, though, so you'll be able to find some discounts at the right time as well.
The Dell XPS 2-in-1 brings the power of Dell's flagship laptop and the flexibility of a tablet design together for an incredible user experience. That means you can zip through work and then flip the screen over to present easily and intuitively, or simply kick back with some streaming on a Dolby Vision HDR display.
Under the hood you'll find the latest 11th generation processors, with configurations available all the way from i3 to i7. Your options for RAM and storage are a little smaller than those present in more traditional builds, you can max this machine out at 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, but unless you're looking for a particularly heavy duty machine this can still handle pretty much anything you could throw at it.
The Dell XPS 15 does pack the possibility for more RAM under the hood, as well as some more impressive graphics, however aside from these two components, the 15.6-inch laptop is simply a larger version of the XPS 13. The crux here, however, lies in the portability of that screen. The XPS is incredibly thin and light, allowing you to grab the best of both worlds - a backpack worthy laptop with all day battery life and plenty of screen real estate.
Nevertheless, the XPS 15 does cater more towards professionals and creatives, with a considerably higher price tag to match. You'll still find Dell laptop deals on this particular model, though, so if you're after the big screen treatment you could still bag your dream configuration for less.
The 3000 Series is aimed squarely at cheap computing. You'll be able to find prices ranging from $200 (during Dell laptop deals events) through to $500 here, with entry level specs on the cheapest of models and lower mid-range configurations as you creep up the scale.
These machines will provide you with a cheap machine to browse the web, get some light work done, and stream some content - but don't expect the cheaper options to do much heavy lifting when it comes to demanding software.
The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 is one of the cheapest Dell laptops you'll find on the market. It's surprising then, that it comes with a full 15.6-inch display. Picking up an entry level model will cost you between $350 and $450, but the best part about this machine is there's a massive range of specs and configurations on the table - all for fair price points.
If you need a seriously large screen - for multi-tasking or a better streaming experience, the Dell Inspiron 17 3000 offers one of the most affordable rigs for the job. 17.3-inch displays usually carry a considerable premium, and you will find a slight uptick in price here - but you're still getting an excellent laptop for a great cost with this model.
That 8GB RAM won't see you powering through many high performance programs, but it offers a good amount of memory for every day work and multi-tasking. Storage options include a 512GB SSD - a fairly large and speedy spec to find on a laptop of this price - or a 1TB / 2TB hard drive. The second option will deliver you plenty of space, but at the cost of a little speed.
The 5000 Series sits in the middle of Dell's Inspiron range, offering up middle of the road specs that will see you comfortably zipping through everyday tasks with some impressive speed and the potential for a little more multi-tasking as well. You'll have better luck with more demanding programs like Adobe and media-editing software here, but they may still run slower on these laptops when compared to the 7000 series.
Specs in the higher tiers of this series may start to muddy the waters slightly - offering 7000-level performance in a cheaper bracket. That's where Dell laptop deals really shine though, so it's in this gray area that sales-hunters will be most at home.
The Dell Inspiron 14 5000 may be the best option if you're looking for an everyday machine that still offers some mid-range specs and fancy features. If you require heavy duty software and RAM-intensive multi-tasking, we might point you further down to a 7000-Series model, however there's still some considerable power packed into this machine.
The latest 11th generation if Intel processors will be a standout feature for anyone looking for the best performance possible, though we'd steer clear of that 4GB of entry level RAM.
What's more, you'll find regular Dell laptop deals hitting this particular configuration because it sits in the middle of Dell's lineup and can easily be discounted during sales events.
If you like the look of the Inspiron 14 5000 but want a few more fancy features, the 2-in-1 model can offer a whole new way of working. The flexible design allows the hinge to flip around fully to form a tablet design, which means you can adapt your laptop / tablet to whatever you need to be doing.
This feature usually comes at a considerable premium, however in the case of the Inspiron 14 5000, we sometimes see this model sitting cheaper than the standard laptop. The specs on offer remain the same between the two models, but it's worth checking both out to see if you can score some extra functionality for the same price with these Dell laptop deals.
The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 offers similar specs to the 14 5000, but with a larger 15.6-inch screen. That's better if you want that little extra screen real estate for having multiple browsers open at the same time, for example. Plus, entry level models jump up from 4GB to 8GB RAM here to facilitate that a little better, but there is a slight price increase to go with those extra features and heavier specs will see you leaning into the price range of the 7000 series.
The 7000 Series does muddy the waters slightly, on the lower end of the spectrum bumping into 5000-level configurations and at the other end mixing with the likes of the Dell XPS. That means those discounts do work harder for you during Dell laptop sales events, so if you are looking for a professional-worthy machine it's wise to keep an eye on these rigs.
Aside from price, however, if you're going to be using power-intensive programs, and multi-tasking between them, the 7000-series is best suited to your needs. The entry level models can still fall a little short, but spending between $750 and $900 on a Dell Inspiron 7000 will yield some strong results.
The only Inspiron laptop to feature a brilliantly portable 13.3-inch display, the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 is a convertible laptop that packs just as much power as it does convenience. You'll find a marked step up in price now that we're in the 7000-Series range, but considering the power and flexibility of this model, you're still getting excellent value for money.
Plus, you can also configure Intel Optane memory with this model - a form of smart memory that predicts which programs you'll need and lines them up ready for you, which essentially makes for faster load times.
At first glance, the Dell Inspiron 14 7000 looks similar to the 5000-Series model. However, there are two differences here that could sway you to either version. The 7000 features a slight boost in display size, jumping up from a standard 14-inch panel to a 14.5-inch on the premium model.
However, the downside here is that you are locked into 8GB RAM on the standard design. That's going to sting a little seeing as the 5000 can reach 12GB RAM for a similar price point. However, if you do need more storage and a bigger processor, you'll be able to find a decent price on the 7000 model a lot easier.
Similarly, opting for the 7000-Series version of the Dell Inspiron 15 will open you up to a few minor changes over the 5000 model. You're getting more storage in the entry level machine here, with those SSDs starting at 256GB and picking up a touchscreen display. Those are a nice set of features, but with the 15's still stuck on Intel's previous generation of processors, there's more power to be found in other models right now.
By contrast, the 2-in-1 version of the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 has had a more exact refresh. That means you'll find 11th gen processing under the hood, with some powerful storage and RAM specs as well. Of course, you're paying for all that with another jump in pricing here.
However, if you're looking for a powerful, flexible machine that just nudges the XPS's level of power without quite invoking the costs of that luxury chassis, this will do you particularly well.
There's something incredibly satisfying about a 17-inch touchscreen panel, especially when it sits on a 2-in-1 laptop that can easily convert into a tablet. You're certainly paying for that premium functionality here, however, with prices surpassing those of the XPS at mid and higher range configuration levels.
That said, you'll find plenty of power under the hood here - this just might not be the best laptop to sling in a backpack and carry all day.
The difficulty in finding the best Dell laptop deals lies not in the price tag but in finding the right one for you. Dell's catalogue is fairly complex - balancing a range of models across the entry-level to mid-range Inspiron and premium to high-end XPS line. It refreshes many of them every year, too. Across all these various models and ranges, then, it can be hard to pin down what are the best Dell laptop deals.
That's where we come in. We've broken down Dell's range so that you can easily jump straight to the best models for you. While the Dell XPS comes in a simple 13-inch or 15-inch category, the Inspiron line (where the best value is often to be found) is separated into the 3000, 5000 and 7000 Series.
Head to 3000 or 5000 Series Inspiron laptops for a cheaper everyday experience, or take a look at the 7000 Series or XPS Dell laptop deals if you're looking to splash some cash on a top-of-the-line and high-performance machine.
There are a lot of Dell laptop deals out there, with a massive range of models and specs to choose from. It can be difficult to work out exactly which machine is right for you, then, which is why we're going through some common usage scenarios to point you in the right direction.
Light web browsing, not using for work or school: Dell Inspiron 15 3000
Light working from home or school work - no power hungry programs (Adobe etc.): Dell Inspiron 14 5000
Working from home or school work that requires some heavier programs (Adobe etc.): Dell Inspiron 15 5000 - Dell Inspiron 14 7000
Work that requires heavy use of programs like Adobe and multi-tasking between them: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 - Dell XPS 13
