There was a time when the Dell XPS was the best laptop a mobile worker could buy. Slim. Light. Powerful. Everything you could want when you were setting off on an adventure.But then Intel shipwrecked, and everything changed. The XPS, together with every other computer chained to Intel, sank to the bottom of the sea. Barnacles grew where the keys once were. USB ports rusted over. Aquarium screen savers replaced Excel spreadsheets on Intel laptops everywhere.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles