{"id":2588,"date":"2026-09-06T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/2026\/09\/06\/dell-14s-ifa-2026-macbook-rival\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:04:10","slug":"dell-14s-ifa-2026-macbook-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2026\/09\/06\/dell-14s-ifa-2026-macbook-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell 14S at IFA 2026: A Light MacBook Rival Aimed at Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-1450548354\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p><strong>At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Dell unveiled the Dell 14S \u2013 a deliberately slim Windows notebook that, in both price and looks, takes clear aim at Apple&#8217;s MacBook line and at younger, on-the-go users.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light, thin and colourful<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 14S sits in an aluminium chassis that Dell says measures just 13.5 millimetres and weighs about 1.15 kilograms (roughly 2.5 pounds). It comes in four muted shades: Linen, Dusty Rose, Washed Denim and Velvet Green. 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For the display, buyers choose between a 1920\u00d71200 panel at 60Hz or a sharper 2880\u00d71800 option at 120Hz. Dell rates the 61.2Wh battery at up to 21 hours \u2013 a figure measured during video streaming, so a best case under favourable conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two USB-C ports (3.2 Gen 2, with DisplayPort and Power Delivery)<\/li><li>HDMI 1.4, a 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 6E and Windows Hello<\/li><li>FHD webcam plus dual-array microphones<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is one catch: Dell has not named a price yet. The machine is due to launch in North America first in autumn 2026, positioned as a cheaper alternative to the XPS 13. 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