Yesterday, I priced out the 13-inch MBP and the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (Ubuntu 18.04). The config was:

- 32GB of RAM

- 1TB SSD

- 10th generation i7

- 3 year extended warranty with accident protection.

With taxes, the MBP came to just about $3.1k, and the XPS 13 was just under $2500. The XPS 13 also came with an UHD 4k touch screen (higher res than the MBP). The price difference was nearly $600. If you drop the 4k touch screen on the XPS and opt for the 1080p screen, the price difference is almost $900.

The other thing the XPS comes with that the MBP does not is physical function keys.

I'm having a tough time justifying the Apple premium here. I love the polish of macOS and the MBP's build quality/industrial design, but how much is that premium worth?

I'm curious if choosing the MBP and paying the premium is worth it for other people.