[xnx]

The 2015 Macbook Pro is still probably the best laptop (build quality, screen quality, keyboard, etc.) that you can run x86 Windows on directly. Is there any current windows laptop that doesn't feel like plastic junk compared to a Macbook?

[gambiting]

Of course. Try a Razer Blade 13 - it's literally just a MacBook in black aluminium. It's scary how similar it is in build quality. I've had one for 2 years and all my MacBook using friends said that if they used Windows they would buy that as it's essentially a windows-running MacBook.

[squeaky-clean]

I have a 2020 Razer Blade. My only complaint is that the touchpad is garbage. If I move my finger too quickly it stops working. Doing a drag and drop with one finger doesn't work, I need to click/hold with one finger and do the dragging motion with a different finger. And I get so many false touches or palm touches even with the touch threshold as high as it goes.

Aside from that I love the machine. Metal construction, great screen, user-swappable RAM and SSD. 2 SSD's. But I always need to use an external mouse with it.

Oh and the battery life is also terrible. I've tried everything to completely disable the dedicated GPU while on battery, but things like Windows Search will use the nvidia graphics and not the Intel. So I get about 3 hours of battery with light usage.

[dontlaugh]

I have the 15 from work, it’s terrible. Heavy, bad keyboard, constantly overheats, bad trackpad. Even the chassis is bad, pressing on the bottom causes a grate to touch a fan.

[gambiting]

Not had any such problems with the 13, that's why I said 13 not 15.

[jraph]

HP Elitebooks are very good. Haven't tried Windows but Linux runs nicely.

[ChrisLTD]

Thinkpad Carbon X1, Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the HP Dragonfly.