It's been more than a year since Nvidia's N1/N1X first leaked, yet the rumored chips were still a no-show at CES this year, as expected. Beyond a few rumors, the tight-lipped news cycle surrounding these chips points toward scaled-back ambitions. The latest leak, in particular, might paint a grimmer picture than a hopeful one: a new shipping manifest showing a Dell laptop that's since been entirely rebranded, perhaps hinting at the fate of the chip it was seen with, as well.
The device we're talking about is the Dell 16 Premium, which the brand thankfully renamed back to Dell XPS at CES 2026. It was spotted with an "N1X ES2" in a shipping manifest, meaning that Dell may have been experimenting with engineering samples of the N1X as late as November 20, 2025. Whether those were considerations for final units, or even just a classic CES concept appearance, we don't know.
