Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$999.00
Dell
Based on 18 Reddit mentions
$848.77
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
To be fair, I get brand new Dells right out of the box with failed trackpads (no click, stuck, etc.) and that's one or two out of each batch of ~15 devices. I've had just one FW with that problem. My last company had the Latitude (5540?) line that had every single battery swell to bursting open the
...ncc74656m in r/framework
March 5, 2026 7:08 PM
2
Are you in the US? You can probably find a Latitude 5540 for $250-350 or so. Only thing it doesn't have (and I don't believe any/most 15-inch ThinkPads have this either) is a centered keyboard. Dell Precision 5530 and newer does have that, if you can deal with worse battery life. Otherwise 14-inches
...Cory5413 in r/thinkpad
March 20, 2026 10:52 PM
2
Welcome. At your budget, I'm not sure there's something appropriate from Dell right now but if you can stretch your budget there have been some XPS 15 9530 on a stupidly high level of discounting on Outlet. The least expensive is $950, though. There is one Latitude 5540 via Outlet in the same price
...CubicleHermit in r/Dell
April 28, 2025 5:44 PM
1