Personally I wouldn't go for the Inspiron. In my experience few laptops have such a long lifetime as MacBook Pro's. I'm typing this on my late 2013 MacBook and it still feels and looks like a brand new device. Especially with the whole touchbar thing, I feel no need to upgrade. Maybe a 2015 macbook pro would be interesting as it does not have the touchbar, it has more ports and (in my opinion) a way nicer keyboard.
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Personally I wouldn't go for the Inspiron. In my experience few laptops have such a long lifetime as MacBook Pro's. I'm typing this on my late 2013 MacBook and it still feels and looks like a brand new device. Especially with the whole touchbar thing, I feel no need to upgrade. Maybe a 2015 macbook pro would be interesting as it does not have the touchbar, it has more ports and (in my opinion) a way nicer keyboard.
Agreed! :)
I have a Mid 2012 MBP with 16 GB of RAM and a SSD and it's still not time to think about a change :D
@amarlearning , Arden just reminded me of this post "The best laptop ever made" marco.org/2017/11/14/best-laptop-ever
:-)
Alternatively, it's hard to go wrong with a Lenovo Thinkpad from the T or X series--Built to last.
Very true! My father has had a Thinkpad for ages and the thing just won't die. The only other laptop I had with a 5+ year lifespan was my Sony Vaio!