[razakel]

Inspiron is their consumer line, Latitude their business line, Precision their pro line, Alienware their gaming line, so what exactly was XPS meant to be? Their fashion line?

[jsheard]

XPS pre-dates them acquiring Alienware, it made more sense at the time. That was their premium consumer/gaming line.

Dell bought Alienware in 2006 though so they took their sweet time before cleaning up the product lines.

[diffeomorphism]

Their consumer fashion line.

[DaiPlusPlus]

My Dell Dimension XPS P166s from 1996 sure was fashionable in all that beige