Your Ideas in Action: XPS 14 and 15

Since February of 2007 when we launched IdeaStorm, Dell has been accepting ideas for their products, services and operations from users via our IdeaStorm site.  Each month we highlight ideas from IdeaStorm that have been Implemented or Partially Implemented by Dell.  This month we are highlighting ideas that were used in the XPS 14 and XPS 15 laptops that were recently introduced.  

We took your ideas to heart while designing these new XPS systems.  From the brilliant displays with increased screen resolution to the soft touch palm rests, many of the features of the new systems were suggested by our IdeaStorm members.

• You asked for improved graphics with GDDR5 memory in the XPS 15 and we delivered.  The XPS 14 can be configured with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630m discrete graphics card while the XPS 15 allows buyers the option of a GeForce GT 640m with 2GB GDDR5 memory. As a result:
  •  XPS 15 – NEEDS powerhouse GPU, etc by ArDarsh was Implemented
  • Put GDDR5 (in GPU)memory in XPS,Inspiron laptops! by mahapatra was Partially Implemented
  • Please include GT 640m(Gddr5) & GT 650m(Gddr5) in Xps 15 L521X! by mahapatra was Partially Implemented.

• You asked for better screen resolution and we listened.  The XPS 14 has a 1600×900 HD display rated at 400 nits while the XPS 15’s larger 15.6-inch display supports full HD resolution (1920×1080) and a brightness of 350 nits.  As a result:
  • Laptop Screen Resolution and Quality by veer01_42 was Partially Implemented
  • Forget 1366×768 pixels resolution, we hate it by Rebel333 was Partially Implemented

• You asked for a rubberized coating, so we added soft touch materials to the palm rests and a silicone base.  As a result:
  • Coat laptops in rubber by badblood was Partially Implemented