I was in the same boat as you with some differences:<p>* 16GB RAM<p>* ~ 13 inches screen (super portable)<p>* no Apple (I use to be a big apple user, I wanted something different)<p>For a work computer, price was not a factor given what we bill daily.<p>2 series came up:
* Thinkpad X
* Dell XPS<p>I ended up with a HiDPI 14 inch X1 Carbon running Debian+XFCE. I can&#x27;t fault the hardware.<p>In terms of Software though, linux&#x27;s user interfaces (tried more than XFCE) are not on par with OSX but I&#x27;m still very happy.<p>The Thinkpad are built like tanks and look pro. That settled my choice.<p>The Dell XPS seem to have really great reviews from users as well.