That’s not the one we reviewed, though. Unlike last time, Dell sent us a top-of-the-line fully rigged model, the XPS15-L502X, running around$1, 488 on Dell’s Web site: a quad-core 2GHz Core i7-2630QM CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 750GB 7, 200rpm hard drive, Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics, a Blu-ray drive, and a 1, 920x1, 080-pixel resolution screen, along with a chunky but longer-life nine-cell battery.
It’s a heavy beast, and expensive, too, but if you’re looking for a media laptop that can blast movies, play games, and show them off on a great screen, the new XPS 15 could be just what you’re looking for. But don’t feel like you have to spring for all the upgrades; the base model should be more than enough for most-unless you’re looking for Blu-ray and a full 1080p display.