1. It is up to what are you going to do with your laptop. If you are going to use ur laptop to photoshop or rendering then of course it worth for the price + it allow you to configurate with better GPU as well, crucial if you are crazy about gaming in detail although GT435M is not as good as other gaming laptop but it still pretty impressive.
2. 1080p gives u larger working space. I personally do not mind to scale down the resolution if the GPU is not powerful enough to drive the game since I cannot notice the difference (this is very subjective). Some may think that 1080p in 15" screen is not suitable but I find it okay.
3. Elevation is good to help your laptop in cooling. However, the elevation may make your laptop look ugly if you mind.
4. Unless you are using engineering software or photo and video editing software, 4GB should be sufficient for you.

1. Battery power = gone. i7 does not have an integrated GPU so there's no Optimus with the i7.

2. It is definitely worth the RM411. General opinion would be 'go for it, it's damn well worth it', but my opinion, too many people are getting these B+RGLEDs not knowing the true potential behind them. The screen will lower your gaming FPS (more pixels for GPU to process), and videos, I don't think it'll be VERY big of an effect, but yeah. You get the point. More pixels = more processing = more load.

3. The elevation is good so that you get an angled keyboard (good for typing) and also improved airflow for the vents underneath. If you use a cooler though the 9 cell might get in the way.

4. Same thing with 1, but more is better, so it's up to you. I personally went for the 8GB, don't want to waste time upgrading it later on if I need it, so just went along with it.

Feel free to shoot any more questions you have. 

i5 is definitely the best choice. Not many applications fully utilize quad cores yet, anyway. But if you want something more future-proof at the expense of atrocious battery life, then go for it. Weigh your options carefully (:

Don't forget, it is a B+RGLED. I'll get a little technical here: WLEDs can only show 60+-% of the total color gamut (color range) of Adobe RGB, while B+RGLED can show almost 100% of the total color gamut. Layman's terms, colors are more realistic and vibrant on the B+RGLED compared to the WLED. There's a lot of differences between the two but it might even go unnoticed apart from the sharper, pop-pier pictures displayed by the B+RGLED.

Also, 6GB is not recommended. No dual channel as it is on 1x4 and 1x2 so it's a waste of the 2GB stick. Want more, go straight for the 8GB. Don't forget, you can always upgrade an extra 4GB stick yourself, it's as simple as ABC. 5 minutes to Digital Mall or even search the forums for a RAM seller, get a stick, plug it in. Problem solved.

From my experience it made a significant difference as all my relatives and friends I've shown my laptop to commented upon the vibrant/beautiful the pictures viewed on the screen are. You will notice the difference if you view images or watch movies often, especially pictures which have a wide colour spectrum.

I've read about those RGBLED screens with way over 100% Adobe color gamut representation making windows and other non-imaging applications appear oversaturated. If this is still the case then, B+RGLED screens are a great compromise because they do not present this issue.

Yup, text and stuff would appear smaller, but not Windows 7 icons or anything Windows related because Windows high DPI awareness automatically adjust and enlarge the text size for you. You can even set up your applications to be DPI-aware so that their text and icons don't appear too small or eye straining.

Read more here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd...1(v=vs.85).aspx

As for web browsing, you can use magnification. On IE I have the magnification set to 125%. On Chrome at 120% for this forum.

For me, 1080p's pros far outweighs its cons. Plus I have Blu-Ray Rom and enjoy FHD so yeah. 

i played NFS hot pursuit for about 30mins just now and my cpu temp shot up to about 86-90c ._.

probably temporary removed......the full hd screen upgrade option used to be removed for a short period of time b4 it is back agn

Details of upcoming Dell XPS L502X
LCD options: 15.6"1920x1080, B+RG WLED, TrueLife Glossy panel
                     15.6" 1366x768 WLED, TrueLife Glossy panel
                     There's a touch-screen option as well, but no other details are mentioned yet.

HDD options: 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 640GB, 750GB - all 7200rpm. No SSD options mentioned yet.

CPU options: Intel Sandy Bridge, from i3-2310M dual-core all the way to i7-2820QM quad-core.

Graphics options: 1GB discrete card - no info on model (could be NVIDIA or AMD).
                             2GB discrete card - no info on model (could be NVIDIA or AMD).
                             Intel 3000, built into the CPU.
                            
Optical drive: 8X DVDRW, 6X BluRay - Tray Loading

RAM options: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB - all 1333MHz

Battery options: 6cell 56WHr, 9cell 90WHr

WLAN options: Intel 1030, WLAN b/g/n and BT3.0+HS (Yes, WLAN and BT in a single mini-card).
                        Intel 6150 WLAN b/g/n
                        Intel 1000 WLAN b/g/n
                        Intel 6230 WLAN a/b/g/n and BT3.0+HS (WLAN has higher speed and greater range than 1030).

WWAN options: DW5540 for Vodaphone
                         DW5620 (Gobi2) - availability depends on market.
                         DW5800, 4G LTE mini-card. In addition to LTE, it also supports 3G.

OS options: Win7 x64, in all usual flavors.

The L502X will come equiped with a subwoofer to give the speakers a little oomph.
There will also be a 2MP webcam with h.264 compression capablity (Skype-certificed).
There's also a TV Tuner option, but I'm not sure which markets it will be available for.
The Bluetooth is now Broadcom BCM 2070 supporting BT3.0.
The Chiclet style keyboard will be offered with backlight and non-backlight options.

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Added on January 5, 2011, 6:21 pmThe XPS L701X (or more simply known as the XPS 17) is barely out and already there's a replacement coming out.

Meet the new Dell XPS L702X 17" multimedia laptop, which will have either a 3D LCD or Multi-Touch LCD. Unfortunately you can't have both, so you'll have to choose one.

Those who like the Chiclet-style keyboards will be happy to know that it's available with an optional backlight.

Graphics options include NVIDIA GT 440M 1GB or NVIDIA GT450M 3GB, with Optimus technology.
The L702X will be offered with either 2 or 4 memory slots, for a max total of 16GB DDR3.

Here's the specific break-down:

LCD options are as follows:
1. 17.3" 3D LCD, 1920x1080, TrueLife glossy panel, White-LED (to be provided with 3D shutter glasses).
2. 17.3" 2D LCD, 1600x900, TrueLife glossy panel, White-LED.
3. 17.3" 2D LCD, 1600x900, TrueLife glossy panel, White-LED, with Multi Touch screen (to be provided with digitizer).

GPU/Motherboard options are as follows:
1. NVIDIA GT 440M 1GB, 2 RAM slots, with 3D support.
2. NVIDIA GT 440M 1GB, 2 RAM slots, without 3D support.
3. NVIDIA GT 450M 3GB, 2 RAM slots, without 3D support.
4. NVIDIA GT 450M 3GB, 4 RAM slots, with 3D support (only offered with 4-core CPU).

Storage options include:
250GB HDD, SATA2, 7200rpm (Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung)
320GB HDD, SATA2, 7200rpm (Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung, WD)
500GB HDD, SATA2, 7200rpm (Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung, Seagate, WD)
640GB HDD, SATA2, 7200rpm (Samsung, Toshiba)
750GB HDD, SATA2, 7200rpm (Seagate)

256GB SSD, SATA2 (Samsung P810) - This SSD has been reviewd and found to be top notch.
256GB SSD, SATA3 (LiteOn) - This one is still unknown and I haven't seen any reviews of it yet.

dell agent confirmed with me that the xps with sandy bridge processors will be launched in m'sia in march.

I think it would be march at least cause Dell probably wanna refresh it when all the other high end quad and dual core SB's come out... It's reasonable also considering the current XPS only came out in November... Refreshing specs so early, they would definitely gain losses

I'm guessing you're guessing wrong. I think anything costing USD1000 there will start at RM3499/3599 here...

Those Americans are already buying it - and they have XPS 17 in the UK already. We might get it within a week (with not as many options).