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Laptops & Tablets Buying advice Checked October 2026

Does Dell still make tablets?

From the Dell Streak to the Venue line to today's Windows 2-in-1s: what Dell sells now, what it costs, and what to buy instead of a cheap Dell tablet.

By Gadget Daily News · Published

Question: Can I still buy a Dell tablet, or did Dell stop making them?
Answer: Not the kind most people mean. Dell stopped selling Android tablets in 2016, and its current lineup has no cheap consumer tablet. As of October 2026 it sells Windows 2-in-1 laptops with touchscreens that fold back, one business detachable (the Latitude 7350 Detachable), and rugged field tablets that cost over $3,000.

What Dell sells now

Dell’s tablet-shaped products are all Windows laptops or specialist business devices. Filtering Dell’s US store for 2-in-1, detachable and tablet designs returned 14 products in October 2026. The cheapest is a $490 Chromebook; the Windows models start at $1,299.99, and many of the business 2-in-1s sit between about $1,800 and $2,500.

Dell product (Oct 2026) Type Listed price on Dell.com
Dell Chromebook 11 2-in-1 ChromeOS convertible $490 to $500
Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 Consumer Windows convertible $1,299.99 (AMD) / $1,339.99 (Intel)
Dell Pro 13 Plus / 14 Plus (2-in-1 option) Business Windows convertible $1,836 to $2,016
Dell Pro 7 Series 13 / 14 2-in-1 Thinnest business convertible $2,174 to $2,520
Latitude 7350 Detachable 13-inch Windows tablet, keyboard and pen $2,803 (default build)
Dell Pro Rugged 10 / 12 Tablet Rugged field tablet $3,299 / $3,498

Prices are Dell’s “starting at” prices on October 20, 2026, before any limited-time offers. Dell changes prices and discounts often, so treat them as a guide.

A 2-in-1 isn’t a tablet in the iPad sense. The keyboard stays attached and folds behind the screen, so in tablet mode you’re holding a full laptop. The Latitude 7350 Detachable is the closest thing Dell has to a real tablet: a 13-inch 2880 x 1920 touchscreen that weighs 1.76 lb on its own and runs Windows 11 Pro. Dell’s default build includes a keyboard with a pen.

That detachable may be the last of its kind. In February 2026, a Dell community manager replied on Dell’s own forum that Dell didn’t have fully detachable Dell Pro models at that point, and pointed buyers to the Dell Pro 13 and 14 Plus 2-in-1s instead. Dell’s newer business laptops sell under the Dell Pro name rather than Latitude, and none of the Dell Pro models in its store is a detachable.

How Dell got here: Streak, Venue, then out

Dell tried consumer Android tablets twice, and both attempts lasted about two years.

The first was the Dell Streak. The 5-inch Streak 5 launched in June 2010 with Android and 3G phone calling built in. Dell announced the 7-inch Streak 7 at CES in January 2011 as T-Mobile’s first 4G tablet. The Wall Street Journal reviewed the Streak 7 unfavorably in February 2011. Dell discontinued the Streak 5 on August 15, 2011 and the Streak 7 on December 2, 2011.

The second was the Venue line. Dell quit smartphones in December 2012, then revived the Venue name for tablets in October 2013. The first four were the Venue 7 and Venue 8 (Android) and the Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro (Windows 8.1). The standout later model was the Venue 8 7000 in January 2015, with an 8.4-inch 2560 x 1600 OLED screen in a body 0.24 inches thick.

Dell pulled out on June 30, 2016. It stopped selling the Android Venue tablets and said it wouldn’t push further OS upgrades to them. “The slate tablet market is over-saturated and is experiencing declining demand from consumers,” a Dell spokesman told IDG at the time, as quoted by TechCrunch. TechCrunch reported that Dell would focus on Windows 2-in-1s instead, which is the lineup it still sells today.

If you still own a Venue or Streak, it’s long out of updates. The Android models got no OS upgrades after Dell’s 2016 exit. The Windows Venue Pro tablets shipped with Windows 8.1, and Microsoft ended support for Windows 8.1 on January 10, 2023: no more security fixes, no extended security program, and Edge 109 was the last browser version for it. The tablets still turn on, but Microsoft itself warns that an unsupported PC is at greater risk from viruses and malware.

Microsoft doesn’t offer a free upgrade from Windows 8.1, and says PCs built for it are unlikely to meet Windows 11’s requirements. For an old Venue, the sensible options are offline use (a recipe screen, a music player, a kids’ drawing pad with Wi-Fi off) or recycling. Our guide on whether the iPad 2 is still usable explains the same trade-off for old iPads.

What to buy if you wanted a cheap Dell tablet

Buy a tablet from a company that still makes them. Dell’s cheapest touchscreen Windows convertible is $1,299.99, which is several times the price of a good tablet. Here’s what fits each budget as of October 2026. We haven’t tested these; the picks are based on price, apps and the support each maker offers.

If you want Buy Price (Oct 2026)
The cheapest screen for video and Kindle Amazon Fire HD 8 or Fire HD 10 About $100 / $155 (see our Fire guide)
A cheap tablet with Google Play Amazon Alexa Tablet 8 $229.99
A mainstream Android tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (11-inch, 128GB) $299.99
An iPad iPad (A16), 128GB Wi-Fi $449
Windows with a detachable screen Dell Latitude 7350 Detachable, or another maker’s detachable $2,803 as listed at Dell

For most people who searched for “Dell tablet,” we’d pick the Galaxy Tab A11+ or the iPad. Both run current apps from Google Play or the App Store and get regular updates. If you mostly read and stream from Amazon, a Fire or the new Alexa Tablet is cheaper; our guide to which Amazon Fire tablet to buy explains what changed in October 2026.

If you specifically need Windows, because of a work app or a company IT policy, look at Dell’s 2-in-1s. Start with the Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 for home use or the Dell Pro 13 Plus with the 2-in-1 display option for business. Only buy the Latitude 7350 Detachable if you need a screen that comes off the keyboard.

What to do next

  1. Decide whether you need Windows. If you don’t, a tablet from Apple, Samsung or Amazon costs a fraction of any Dell 2-in-1.
  2. If you need Windows, filter Dell’s store by “2-in-1 or detachable” and compare the Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 with the Dell Pro 13 Plus.
  3. Check that any detachable you buy comes with its keyboard and pen, or add their cost before comparing prices.
  4. Retire any Dell Streak or Venue from online use. The Android models stopped getting updates in 2016, and Windows 8.1 support ended in January 2023.

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