well AFAIK it was slightly better specs, better graphics/processor etc.. than the XPS (though smaller HD I had a 1TB SSD with the dell I sent back and just went for half that with the MacBook Pro, though I believe the Mac's SSD may be better - not that that matters too much)
the actual laptop itself, the trackpad etc.. are superior, not really fussed about a touch screen (or the apple touch pad for that matter even though I selected a model with it)
windows 10 was/is horrible compared to OSX
also for some coding stuff windows just isn't usable (like when you want to install TensorFlow - that may have improved now but it was a no go back in Jan), would need to dual boot with linux (or use an VM) whereas it is pain free with the Mac... I did go through the faff of installing linux though there was then additional faff with the screen resolution - fortunately Mac has had that solved for a while, linux distros are still a bit hit and miss with hi def displays (or at least seemed to be back in Jan)
if I need extra horsepower I've got amazon, I just wanted a high end laptop that would be nice to use (because I use it a lot) easy to carry around and not much hassle, I wasn't going to be a fan boy about it and gave a windows laptop shot (I'd always had dell business laptops at work and they've generally been solid) but it just wasn't worth it for me, it was extra hassle and faffing around from day one at a time when I didn't have time to waste faffing around... the Mac on the other hand worked seamlessly - that alone is worth more than £1000
Fair enough,id have considered them for similar reasons I suppose pre 2016, but the latest price hike is just beyond insane, even for the build quality, its got out of hand now, they simple are not worth the asking price, but, they will still sell due to the eco system for millions of people. OSX is indeed great, but id look at self build OSX machines now, simply an i7 quad core, with 16gb ram and a 580 graphics chip, for £2500-3000 - utterly absurd, my Ryzen 7 runs rings around it for £800 total system build and 32gb ram.
i7 quad these days is now a mid range chip at best, especially for creation tasks.
YESSSSSS mine's a desktop system, but, still, for the money now, these days, since content creation is a massive booming industry, Apple would need to squeeze an 8 core chip into its laptop, 32gb ram, and charge the same price.
Ryzen 8 core laptops are now available, so it can be done, ryzens power draw is amazing compared to intels quads.