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We have a z (ultrathin) edition for the XPS line, now we need a performance line with good screens and good graphics. Dell, I'm sorry to say this, but your multimedia laptops stink right now. Competitors, without saying any names, are offering much cheaper and better options for multimedia and content creation. You need a new laptop for the summer that is a performance machine. Not an alienware, because those look tacky for professionals, but a nice sleek looking XPS laptop that packs the performance needed to do real work while remaining mobile. Clients will be impressed when looking at a nice full HD display with an edge to edge screen, and you will feel good knowing that your computer is lagging trying to load a 4gb video for others to watch. So here are the specs I would love to see, and have seen similar specs from other competitors:

Processor: Core i5 / i7 3xxx w/quad core options
Memory: 4gb/1 Dimm, max 16gb (don't offer 6gb, its a waste, only offer 4gb, 8gb, or 16gb, only use 4gb cards)
Graphics Card: nvidia gt 640m / gt 650m / gtx 660m
Screen: edge to edge 15.6" 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 display (do NOT even think about a low resolution screen, 1600x900 min)
Keyboard: Backlit, chiclet style is fine, no complaints about that
Connectivity: bluetooth 3+, Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 a/b/g/n or better wifi card
Ports/misc: 4 x USB 3.0, SD card reader, slot load cd/dvd+-rw burner, 2mp+ webcam and mic, finger print reader
Battery: 9 cell compact battery that doesn't stick out of the laptop casing, should be flush with bottom

Other comments: Just make a new 15" XPS slightly thicker than the 15z without any of the cheap plastic parts, use magnesium or aircraft grade aluminum and give it premium graphics, not the cheap lousy performing ones. It is very easy to put high performance graphics cards into a 15" laptop. You had the alienware mx11 that had decent graphics, so you should have no trouble making an XPS with performance either.

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