Dell XPS 15 L502X vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500

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XPS 15 L502X compared with ThinkPad T500

	DellXPS 15 L502X	LenovoThinkPad T500
Overview
Released
Released	2011	August 2008
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.6″	15.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1280 × 800 or 1680 × 1050
Brightness
Brightness	–	200 nits
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	15.6-inch TrueLife LCD; main Full HD RGBLED screen. HD WLED and HD multi-touch WLED options also appear in Dell's setup guide; 1366 × 768 HD resolution confirmed by Notebookcheck	15.4-inch 16:10 LCD: CCFL-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 300:1), LED-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 400:1) or CCFL-backlit 1680 × 1050 (200 nits, 500:1); represented configurations use CCFL
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy TrueLife surface	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	60 Hz refresh and up to 135° opening in the maker guide. Notebookcheck measured 262.2 cd/m² average brightness on the tested Full HD panel; maker brightness is not published	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-2410M	Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	–
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M	Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Memory
Memory	4 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	500 GB (better)	80 GB to 160 GB
CPU
CPU	Second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 options with Intel HM67 chipset. Listed Core i5-2410M, 4 GB, 500 GB and Full HD pairing is the exact April 2011 European Notebookcheck configuration	Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3 MB L2) and P8600 (2.4 GHz, 3 MB L2) on represented configurations; 1066 MHz bus; Intel GM45 chipset
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3	Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics; switchable models additionally have ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with 256 MB dedicated memory. Maker specifies on-the-fly switching under Vista only
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Listed configuration has a 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive and Blu-ray combo drive. Hard-drive replacement requires further disassembly than the memory cover, according to Notebookcheck	Removable 2.5-inch SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drive; Active Protection System; Ultrabay Slim 9.5 mm removable optical-drive bay supports optional second drive or battery
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 6.3 hours
Weight
Weight	–	2.7 kg
Thickness
Thickness	38.2 mm	34 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	381 × 265.4 mm	357.5 × 255 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Six-cell or nine-cell lithium-ion packs, 11.1 V; maker does not publish capacity or a fixed runtime. Notebookcheck identifies its nine-cell pack as 90 Wh. Maker says configurable to less than 2.8 kg with six-cell battery; no exact minimum weight is published. Body height varies from 32.2 to 38.2 mm, and the nine-cell pack raises it further	Main figures use six-cell integrated graphics: maker claim up to 6.3 hours, or 7.8 hours with Ultrabay battery, starting at 2.7 kg. Nine-cell models start at 2.8 kg and claim up to 9.4 hours; switchable 2082-26U has nine cells. Published 357.5 × 255 × 30–34 mm dimensions are for the six-cell body, not the protruding nine-cell pack.
Charger
Charger	90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input	65 W for integrated graphics; 90 W for ATI graphics
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately four hours with the computer switched off	–
Materials
Materials	Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck	Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module	Intel WiFi Link 5100, 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam
Webcam	2 MP, 720p video	Optional 1.3-megapixel; not fitted to represented configurations
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB 3.0 Type-A and one eSATA/USB combo with PowerShare, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone output, headphone/digital S/PDIF combo and microphone input; nine-format card reader. Optional TV tuner with MCX antenna connector, WWAN, WiMAX and WiDi depend on configuration	Three USB 2.0, VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire, separate microphone and headphone sockets, seven-format memory-card reader, ExpressCard/54 and docking connector; PC Card or Smart Card reader varies by configuration
External displays
External displays	–	Maker maximum 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort supports single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard
Keyboard	QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures	UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	–	Digital microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	TPM 1.2; optional palm-rest fingerprint reader or Smart Card reader depending on configuration