Should you go with a Dell XPS 15 (9500) or a MacBook Pro?

Dell XPS (9500)

Windows



From $1,274 at Dell

Pros


Better value
Latest Intel processors
Dedicated NVIDIA GTX GPU
Wide range of ports
Faster RAM


Cons


No physical store support
No 64GB RAM option


Dell manages to pack everything you need from a powerful notebook into the XPS 15 to comfortably take on the MacBook Pro. You can enjoy a similar processing power, more RAM, and more storage for the same price.

Apple MacBook Pro

macOS



From $2,400 at Apple

Pros


Intel Core i9 processor
Dedicated AMD Radeon GPU
Brick and mortar store support
64GB RAM option
Huge 100Whr battery


Cons


Worse value overall
Need to use a dongle for most ports (HDMI, LAN, SD, etc.)
Slower RAM


Apple creates premium products and prices them accordingly. The MacBook Pro is a powerful machine on paper, rocking an 8-core processor, dedicated GPU, as well as 16GB of RAM, but you're also paying way more for additional features you may never use.



If you prefer Windows and getting more for your money,...