While the XPS designation used to mean the hardware was high-end and well suited for gaming, that is no longer the case. Consumer notebooks were also separated into two lines: Inspiron and XPS. In 2005, Dell separated its home desktop systems into two lines: Dell Dimension and XPS. In 2005 Dell revamped the XPS line to compete with Alienware (now owned by Dell) and Falcon Northwest. The XPS mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, HP's Pavilion and Envy, Lenovo's IdeaPad, Samsung's Sens and Toshiba's Satellite.įrom 1997 to 2001, as Dell grew into a large corporation, the XPS line lost its position as the leading-edge performance machines and became essentially just a line for fast computers. This new product line was so far ahead of the competition that it was featured on the cover of the October 1993 issue of PC/Computing.įor the next three years, with Vernon Weiss and Brian Zucker continuing to evolve the product line, the XPS systems won over 100 magazine reviews and covers, being the first to adopt the latest PC technology available and bring it to the consumers at an attractive price. The first generation of the XPS system was available as either a desktop or a tower case. In September 1993, the first two versions of the XPS line were announced. He worked with Brian Zucker who led the architecture and engineering effort. Vernon Weiss was assigned as product manager to spearhead and manage the marketing of the new product. At this meeting, it was decided to launch a new high-end product line to compete with Gateway.
At this time, Dell's annual revenue was less than $500 million and Michael Dell was involved in most decisions. In early 1993, there was a staff meeting to address how to pursue this emerging market. Gateway was number one in the high-end consumer market. The XPS (eXtreme Performance System) name dates back to 1990 when Dell was more focused on corporate business than consumers.
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