| Are you sure? A Dell XPS13 with 8Gb RAM 512GB SSD is $1,349[1]. An Apple MacBook Air with 8Gb RAM 512GB SSD is $1,249[2]. The XPS13 is great, I have one myself with Linux on. They're definitely in the same price range as the Apple laptops though. I think the other points you've raised have been addressed else where. There's no restriction on what software you run. You can even replace the OS with Linux if you like by configuring the security. The hash key transmission seems to be used for malware detection, is optional and Apple have committed to not keeping logs of it when people do use it. 1. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/new-xps-13-touc... 2. https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air |
Even with current M1 Macs, outside of the battery life, you have sub 2k laptops that blow the M1 out of the water
https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/15333968