MacBook Pro? No
I have the exact opposite experience so far. By all means, this is a professional laptop in my opinion.To expand a bit:- I love the keyboard, best I've seen on a laptop (I'm a 80+ WPM typist)- I don't have issues with the touchbar, getting used to quickly manage apps like spotify.- My default editor is vim and don't have issues with escape- Trackpad is the best I've seen on a laptop- The machine is fast- The screen is amazing- Battery life is decentps. On the other side, I don't have experience working on a high-end XPS/Thinkpad, but the main reason to buy is the OS. My workflow and tools are tailored around the mac. It's not that I can't find my way through Linux or even a BSD Laptop running i3. It's that I don't want to.