Dell has been making laptops for quite a while now, building up a reputation for the choices they offer for configuration.  The new x41 is no different, offering choices on everything from the screen resolution to the CPU.  At 4.3lbs with a 6 cell battery this is not a huge laptop but with a Core 2 processor inside it is not a netbook.  Ars Technica took one of the more powerful versions of the x41 out for a spin, drop by and see how it went. 

“Despite the rapid growth in laptop sales over the past decade, the more things change the more they stay the same. You would think with the potential to snag a piece of the lucrative mobile market, we would see more innovation from smaller companies. We do have to give ASUS credit for kicking off the netbook “revolution”, but elsewhere the status quo is well entrenched. If you’re okay with OS X, Apple continues to release some of the best designed laptops. On the Windows side of the equation, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Sony, Acer/Gateway, and a few others compete for your dollars. If you’re looking for something affordable, however, and you don’t want a netbook, you can generally eliminate many of those names. Today we have Dell’s Studio 14z in our labs for testing, a reasonably affordable laptop that does a good job balancing features, design, and performance. Here’s what you can get.”

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