Dell XPS 16 Drinks Less Power Than Your Houseplant, Still Lasts 27 Hours
KEY POINTS
- •Dell revealed the XPS 16 at CES 2026, featuring an LG variable 1-120Hz display designed to save power when possible.
- •Notebookcheck tested the model with Intel's Core Ultra 325 Panther Lake chip, measuring just 1.5 watts power draw at idle.
- •Despite only using a 70 watt-hour battery, the laptop lasted almost 27 hours browsing the web, doubling expectations.
At CES 2026, the Dell XPS 16 flaunted a variable refresh rate screen from LG that, according to Notebookcheck's heroic testing, idles at just 1.5 watts — less than a nightlight or your phone charger when you can’t find an outlet. This efficiency feat is powered by Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra 325 chip, enabling a mind-boggling 27 hours of web browsing on a modest 70 watt-hour battery, hogging far less juice than Dell’s own 99.5Wh 'bigger-shoulder-pads' packs of yesteryear. So, while your coffee maker guzzles power all morning, this laptop just sits there, playing digital sipping tag with electricity.
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(1 of 3)Dell’s XPS 16 idles on 1.5 watts and outlasts most relationships at 27 hours. Meanwhile, I can't even keep my phone alive through a social call.
I’d trust a laptop that sips power like this more than my energy-wasting life choices. Intel Panther Lake just owned ‘minimum effort’.
If only humans took power breaks like the Dell XPS 16—idling on 1.5 watts, cruising 27 hours, while we run out by lunch.
Source: Theverge | Published: 3/26/2026 | Author: Sean Hollister
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