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Sounds a lot like Apple right before they bought NeXT.

I've had good experiences with high-end hp laptops (HP Envy 13, 15). Beautiful and reliable without the Apple markup.

They also come loaded with bloatware, and the cases are super-cramped and leave no room for upgrades.

Interestingly, my current favourite machine is an HP. But it's a business microserver, not a consumer desktop.