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Intel Wildcat Lake is showing up in new Dell XPS 13 designs (including a sub-$600 entry), while OEM and media coverage also points to upcoming Wildcat Lake Refresh replacing focus on a previously rumored 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU. Separate coverage highlights cooling and form-factor designs for Wildcat Lake laptop reference hardware and expansion into Mini PCs.

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Key Takeaway Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered by Intel Wildcat Lake, signaling renewed mainstream focus as Wildcat Lake Refresh rises.
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Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered by Intel Wildcat Lake, signaling renewed mainstream focus as Wildcat Lake Refresh rises.

Intel Wildcat Lake is showing up in new Dell XPS 13 designs (including a sub-$600 entry), while OEM and media coverage also points to upcoming Wildcat Lake Refresh replacing focus on a previously rumored 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU. Separate coverage highlights cooling and form-factor designs for Wildcat Lake laptop reference hardware and expansion into Mini PCs.

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  • ● Wildcat Lake Refresh — Intel reportedly cancels 6-core Nova Lake mobile chip as Wildcat Lake Refresh takes its place - VideoCardz.com r/intel

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Top 2 signals · Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered
r/intel · 17h ago
Intel reportedly cancels 6-core Nova Lake mobile chip as Wildcat Lake Refresh takes its place - VideoCardz.com
HotHardware · 2d ago
Dell’s Lightest XPS 13 Ever Unveiled At $599: Powered By Intel Wildcat Lake

Broader Intel Wildcat Lake coverage

Other Intel Wildcat Lake activity — not part of the “Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered” story
Tom's Hardware · 22h ago
Frore System’s solid-state AirJet Mini cools Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop reference design – 15W of sustained, fanless cooling helps MacBook Neo competitor reach a svelte 11.3 mm, remain silent
Tweakers · 1h ago
Preview - Wildcat Lake-laptops op Computex - Wie kan op tegen de MacBook Neo?
TechPowerUp · 2d ago
MSI Puts "Wildcat Lake" and "Panther Lake" into Mini PCs

Briefing Findings · Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered

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Laptop price Dell XPS 13 starts at $599
Use of chipset Dell XPS 13 is powered by Intel Wildcat Lake
Roadmap shift rumor Intel reportedly cancels a 6-core Nova Lake mobile chip in favor of Wildcat Lake Refresh

What to Watch

  • Follow further reporting on whether the 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU is officially dropped and Wildcat Lake Refresh becomes the budget focus. Tom's Hardware

What Changed

  • Intel reportedly cancels 6-core Nova Lake mobile chip as Wildcat Lake Refresh takes its place - VideoCardz.com Tom's Hardware
  • Intel reportedly no longer working on 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU, alleges new rumor — Wildcat Lake Refresh to become focus for next-gen budget markets instead Tom's Hardware
  • Dell’s Lightest XPS 13 Ever Unveiled At $599: Powered By Intel Wildcat Lake HotHardware
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r/intel · 1 article
Broader Intel Wildcat Lake coverage · not part of the Dell is launching a cheaper, light XPS 13 at $599 powered story
TechPowerUp · 1 article
Tom's Hardware · 1 article
Tweakers · 1 article

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Dell’s Lightest XPS 13 Ever Unveiled At $599: Powered By Intel Wildcat Lake

Dell is calling out Apple's MacBook Neo with the launch of a retooled XPS 13 laptop starting at $699, or $599 with an education discount.

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techpowerup.com

MSI Puts "Wildcat Lake" and "Panther Lake" into Mini PCs

MSI in its Computex 2026 booth showed us some of their latest mini PCs. The Cubi NUC WCG is designed to be an affordable desktop for client edge deployments. It features a Core 7 360 "Wildcat Lake" pr

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Tom's Hardware 2 articles

Tracking: Intel reportedly no longer working on 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU, alleges new rumor — Wildcat Lake Refresh to become focus for next-gen budget markets instead / Frore System’s solid-state AirJet Mini cools Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop reference design – 15W of sustained, fanless cooling helps MacBook Neo competitor reach a svelte 11.3 mm, remain silent

Intel reportedly no longer working on 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU, alleges new rumor — Wildcat Lake Refresh to become focus for next-gen budget markets instead Frore System’s solid-state AirJet Mini cools Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop reference design – 15W of sustained, fanless cooling helps MacBook Neo competitor reach a svelte 11.3 mm, remain silent
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When is Intel launching new Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" mobile chips?

Intel says its Core Series 3 mobile chips are available starting today, April 16, 2026, in laptops from Acer, HP, Honor, MSI, and more. Here's what Intel lists so far as being available now (or imminently): Acer Aspire Go 14Acer Aspire Go 15Acer Aspire Go 16HP Omnibook 5 14MSI Modern 14SMSI Modern 16S Other big names like ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, and Samsung will have PCs with new Intel Core Series 3 later this year. As for edge systems, Intel says it will begin shipping Core Series 3 beginning in Q2 2026.

Intel announces Core Series 3 mobile processors: Wildcat Lake is "purpose-engineered for value"
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