Product Status: Package received 04/19/12, unpacked. Ran and tested for a day

Pros: high performance powered by i7-2670QM/8GB, awesome audio system, long battery life, good for gaming, heavy duty computing, ideal desktop replacement
Cons: low portability (~7lbs with battery), mediocre monitor

Selling it since I may need a laptop with higher mobility
Price at Dell 1000-1200 +tax
Price at Amazon with 750 GB/6 cell battery [this product 1 TB/9 cell] (new) 1199 (used) $950
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-L502X-i7-2670QM-15-6-inch-Notebook/dp/B007Q48D7U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334936866&sr=8-1
Save you the tax part

Configurations: (XPS15 i7 basic (on Dell.com) modified by 9 cell battery)
Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20 GHz
1TB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
8GB,DDR3,2 DIMM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
15.6HD TLF WLED LCD L50xX
Camera Software 2.X, Factory Install
Elemental Silver Aluminum (WLAN)
Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

America's best protection package good until 05/01/13