Ours has a Blu-ray drive, and you order it with a DVDRW if you prefer. Our unit has the quad core 2.1GHz Intel Core i7-3612QM, 8 gigs of DDR3 1600MHz RAM, a 7 RPM HDD, 32 gig SSD drive and Nvidia GT640M graphics with 2 gigs of DDR5 VRAM (Kepler). There's no arguing: this is an attractive machine. The bottom cover has a black silicon soft touch finish with a pop-open metal door that reveals the Windows product key and serial number (just like the Dell XPS 13 and Dell XPS 14). The lid and casing are unibody aluminum, and the keyboard deck is magnesium alloy coated with a black soft touch finish. It's 0.91" thick and weighs a lithe 5.79 pounds.
The XPS 15 L521X notebook goes after the powerful thin-and-light and style segments that the HP Envy 15 and 15" MacBook Pro inhabit.
All XPS 15 models have an excellent 1080p WLED display covered in Gorilla glass. The 15.6" notebook features Intel Ivy Bridge Core i5 and i7 CPU options and switchable graphics with Intel HD 4000 and your choice of Nvidia GT630M or GT640M dedicated graphics. Gone is the disorganized design language of the XPS 15z, replaced with a unified, if somewhat MacBook Pro-looking package that continues the Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook style. In Chief (twitter: Dell XPS 15 is one of the nicest looking laptops Dell has turned out in some time. Updated May 2015: read and watch our review of the latest generation Dell XPS 15 here. Updated May 2015 to add latest model UHD 4K model video review) Reviewed Octo(updated May 2014 to add new version video review. What's not: Thermal mangement and heat issues throttle power and can stymie performance on the 2012 model, but that's been fixed with the 2014 model. What's hot: Great looks and build quality, slim. Home > Notebook Reviews > Dell XPS 15 L521X and 9530