> My ideal setup is actually a MacBook Pro. But I am forcing myself to live out of the Apple ecosystems, and it hurts.
Why? In all of the digressions I would like to read about this is a big one. I have been considering the same. The only Apple product I have left is a MBP. There are soooo many choices on the PC side of things. The paradox of choice hits hard when looking at; Samsung, Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, Dell, and HP. Some $700 models have the same specs as $1500 Mac's with touch screens and pen support.