XPS 15 L501x from Dell

Under the aluminium costume and custom touch reactive function bar of recently developed Dell XPS is one of the novel Sandybridge processors from Intel. The latest i5 CPU in fact performs better than the older i7, and you can even say this is about as swift as you will ever need a laptop to be, unless you are into video editing.

The from Dell is not just about some extra CPU efficiency either though. Slip a Blu-ray into the drive and you can make complete use of the 1920×1080 screen, which is shiny, clear and vibrant.

Nevertheless, what strikes you first is not the visuals but the superb sound. It might take a while to comprehend where all that stuffed oomph is coming from, and it feels peculiar that the comparatively small subwoofer tucked beneath is responsible, but the JBL-engineered speakers will certainly alter the way you feel about laptop sound.