+1 same here. I only really use a computer for work, and these days the three things I use are web browser, office suite, and ssh into a linux server. The 2017 still holds it's own, and suits my work very well - basically by having a browser without any memory / cpu issues, supporting MS office, and not annoying me every 10s with some kind or advertising or survey or notification as a windows machine does.
Ah, I had one of those! i7, 16gb RAM. I loved that computer, but I've spent the majority of the past year and a half at home and I found myself reaching for it less and less. A desktop just makes more sense for a home office (IMO). I did get an M1 MBA for the rare situations that I actually need to travel with a computer.