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I own a 2014 XPS 13 and I absolutely love it, but my next machine will be a Macbook. The reason is pretty simple: resale value. Upgrading to the latest and greatest Macbook is absurdly cheap since you can sell your old model for close to the original price. Whereas I'll be lucky to get half of what I paid for my XPS 13.

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Upgrading to the latest and greatest Macbook is absurdly cheap since you can sell your old model for close to the original price

Oh how I wish that were true. I have a 2012 15" Macbook Retina (8gb/256gb) that I bought for $2200. The typical price on eBay is around $1200. So, I can get about half, which is your lament about the XPS 13.

For a three year old, out of warranty, used, old laptop thats pretty impressive

I forget that 2012 is now 3 years old. My MacBook is a mid2012 non-retina MBP (with all the ports on it) and it's still absolutely fine but I know in the fashionable computer world, it's ancient.

Still fetches a good resale value though.

That one is a weird case because it's still the latest model of "classic"/non-retina MBPs. And, probably, the last.

Yeah, I think the high resale value only applies to previous-generation machines. Basically, for a couple hundred dollars each year (plus the hassle of using eBay) you can upgrade to a brand-new machine.

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