I agree about the screen size. I'm really looking forward to next year's XPS 15, once they deal with the usual 'first model' issues. That said, I haven't found

I agree about the screen size. I'm really looking forward to next year's XPS 15, once they deal with the usual 'first model' issues. That said, I haven't found a situation where the processor has been a problem, but that's probably a matter of workload. For software development, it has never been an issue. If you are re-encoding video for a living or doing CAD, maybe it could be an issue.