Dell’s new 15-inch enthusiast class laptop, the XPS 15z, is very pretty. It has the metal design like the MacBook Pro, and it’s very slim yet powerful just like the MacBook Pro. And Dell is so proud of their new laptop that they claim it to be the thinnest on the planet…. But in reality it isn’t.

Dell’s advertisement for the XPX 15z reads: “Just 0.97″ (24.68mm) at its thickest point, XPS 15z is the thinnest 15″ PC on the planet*. It’s also incredibly tough and lightweight.”

See the little asterisk there? They usually come with a very fine print of claims, but this time this asterisk is so funny I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry. The printout says “Based on Dell internal analysis as at February 2011. Based on a thickness comparison (front and rear measurements) of other 15″ laptop PCs manufactured by HP, Acer, Toshiba, Asus, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, MSI. No comparison made with Apple or other manufacturers not listed.”

Convenient then, that the comparison against the MacBook Pro unibody was avoided, as Apple’s offering is 0.95-inches in thickness. Ouch… now why doesn’t Dell claim that it’s the thinnest in the universe too?

SOURCE via Guardian