ProsThe 1080p LED screen is very vivid and sharp. I watch a lot of DVD's and I'm highly impressed. My wife has an Inspiron 1525 with a standard screen and the LED blows it away. The design/look of the laptop is very modern but as others have said it is a finger-print magnet. The back lit keyboard is nice when you need it. The facial recognition software is pretty cool but it isn't really any easier/quicker then typing in a password. I upgraded to the T9400 6mb Cache 2.53gHz processor and it is blazing fast. I've played Half Life 2 and the graphics card seems to work great at high resolution but I wish there were other optins for high-end cards.

Sound quality is better than average but still pretty much what you would expect from a laptop.

Wireless connectivity and the multimedia buttons work great.
ConsThe blue ray player didn't work with new Blue Ray DVD's initially. Specifically it wouldn't play the Dark Knight. The XPS customer service was phenomenal and they actually overnighted new hardware and sent a local technician to install it the next day. They then followed up twice with phone calls to make sure I was satisfied. (It now works great).

I'm constantly wiping off finger prints.

It would have been nice to have options for other graphics cards.

Review:I've owned a number of Sony, Dell and IBM notebooks and this one is by far my favorite. The LED screen alone is worth the purchase.

Product Uses: personal use, design projects and planning, use away from home, picture editing

Review:There is little to fault in this laptop. Sleek and elegant looking, its monitor presents blu-ray so clearly and sharply that you feel the characters are actually present behing the screen. It has all the connectivity I think you could want. It handles picture editing, videos and 3-D design programs without any problems.
Nevertheless, I would have liked it to be a little lighter, and thought the price was a bit high.

Review:It is good

Product Uses: computer repair business, graphic design, Gaming, school/college

Review:I recently submitted a review about this product that it was not very good and that I would not recommend it as a computer technician due to a problem that Dell and I have been trying to fix for 2 months on my laptop, but besides this problem in runs great. Its screen has amazing color and video quality and what I like the most is its hardware capabilities such as an HDMI port. I may have fixed the processor issue that I was having for 2 months, but I am still testing wether it has been fixed or not. As of right now, I am not sure wether I would recommend this product or not, but overall, it runs great.

Product Uses: home base business, games watching dvd's, internet

Review:Pros
I am definitely happy with the Studio XPS16. The backlit keyboard is long over due- love it espicially at my age.

Cons
I am disappointed in the speakers in the laptop, lousey is the nicest word I can think of. The speakers sound like you are in an echo chamber. I will not be listening to music or watching dvd's until i can get a speaker system for the laptop. I think Dell could have done better for the price we have to pay for a Studio XPS 16.
Laptop does generate a lot of heat which I hope does not become an issue with the hard drive.
The only other major issue I have is the color selection; red,white and black just does not get it. Come on guys (or ladies) whatever happened to the color blue?

Review:this is a great product the only issue we have is the 9cell battery does not last as long as they say and the touch pad gets really hot after about 15 minutes of use.

Review:I received my Dell XPS 16 a couple weeks ago and have been very impressed with the quality of the laptop. Given the time my family spends with this machine, I'm glad that we spent the extra money to get the XPS line. The XPS 16 has lots of nice details like touch capacitive media controls, backlit keyboard, and automatic external monitor detection.

The only thing I have to complain about is the feel of the leather accent that I bought for an additional $40. It feels a bit cheap and thin. I do like the white lid, though, and am glad that I chose that option.

Product Uses: Gaming, video conf, net ect....

Review:pros-
nice screen
looks gud but no leather on trim
cons-
hangs a lot almost once or twice a day, u have to press the power key for 5-8 secs to swich it of n start again so keep saving ur work regulaarly
problem wid windows explorer n internet explorer they keep 'stop working'
graphics card is awful not gud for gaming at all
GTA 4 n NFS carbon,shift ect also dun work very well
GTA is nt playable evn in lowest graphics settings

i really expected better performance 4m Core i7 combind wid 1 gb ddr3 graphics n after spending 72k+
hardriv is a bit slow at times
n m facing these probs frm d first day of use specily d screen freez is frustrating

Product Uses: Travel, personal entainment, video to home, office productivity

Review:I was using an ancient ('99) Dell Latitude. I ordered the XPS16 when I found that I would be travelling overseas for an extended period. The Studio XPS is the right mix of productivity, size, and entertainment for me to use while on travel. The larger battery is key for watching movies or working on those long trans-continental flights. Well worth the money spent! I would recommend XPS 16 to anyone.