Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$999.00
Dell
Based on 35 Reddit mentions
$1599.00
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Dell XPS for me
Zer0h0ur12 in r/linuxhardware
March 27, 2026 8:56 PM
28
Its expensive but even the prebuilt 385h with 32gb of ram andd 1tb ssd is competitive with like the dell xps 14 which is 100 dollars more (and has an oled over ips) sadly i bought a macbook pro 16 m5 pro to replace my 7840u framework 13 so im skipping this
bobrods in r/framework
April 21, 2026 6:36 PM
21
Ahh I'm a Dell XPS guy. Nice and quiet.... ....provided you open it up and blow the dust out every six months or so.
RecentTwo544 in r/mildlyinteresting
April 1, 2026 1:05 PM
18
even before the M chips, which are really top tier, Macbooks were head and shoulders above pretty much every Windows laptop maker out there. Dell XPS line comes close, but it's still not quite there. and the trackpad is the best in the business and it's honestly not even close. Having recently moved
...JackDostoevsky in r/linuxquestions
April 19, 2026 12:20 AM
11
Check out the College of Engineering laptop recommendations, they typically give the best advice for new students looking at computers Iām CCE, but for me a Dell XPS has been goated for both school and personal uses
Torazha03 in r/OregonStateUniv
April 8, 2026 6:35 PM
5
When I was starting school I used a refurbished macbook. While it wasn't perfect, it was nice to not have spent a small fortune on a computer before I really understood what I needed from a laptop. I ended up buying a much more powerful (and expensive) PC laptop (Dell XPS in 2019) towards the end of
...Working-Blueberry291 in r/IndustrialDesign
April 21, 2026 5:24 PM
2
I had a Dell XPS I had to repair a bunch (charge port died repeatedly, keyboard died) and it was miserable buying salvaged or 3rd party parts and disassembling the bloody thing without breaking it. Then a plastic tab connecting the hinge to the chassis snapped and... you could just never close the l
...moranmoran in r/LinusTechTips
April 22, 2026 5:33 AM
2
Dell xps is rather good.
Commercial-Remove525 in r/CATpreparation
April 22, 2026 7:43 AM
2
I agree with gaming not being an intense workload. I tried using ai video upscaling and davinci resolve at the same time and my battery lowered even plugged in. I have the dell xps 15 9530 2023. Before I repasted, it still ran quietly and cool. š
Particular-Penalty99 in r/DellXPS
February 15, 2026 8:38 PM
2
For your budget, check out the Dell XPS 15 or the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14. Both can handle VA work and run games like Valorant smoothly. Plus, they're portable enough for working outside without feeling like you're lugging around a brick.
stealthagents in r/buhaydigital
April 22, 2026 2:32 PM
1