Dell’s newest laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo

<figure> <img alt="A person using a Dell 14S while prone on a bedroom floor." data-caption="That’s a bold color, especially for a Dell. | Image: Dell" data-portal-copyright="Image: Dell" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Dell-14S_Velvet-Green_Lifestyle.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> That’s a bold color, especially for a Dell. | Image: Dell </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dell's new Dell 14S laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo: it comes in four colors, is aimed at students, and it starts with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Announced at IFA 2026, the 14S is meant to sit below the recently launched <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/940498/dell-xps-13-student-laptop-intel-wildcat-panther-lake-computex-price">XPS 13</a> and offer another affordable laptop option as most other models continue to climb in price. The 14S will come in linen (beige), dusty rose (pink), washed denim (blue), and velvet green (yep, that's green). That's much more colorful than the XPS 13, and like its fancier brethren, the 14S can be configured with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB or 1TB SSD.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Dell 14S isn't as thin or as light as the XPS 13, but in …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987839/dell-14s-student-laptop-ifa-2026-price-specs">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>