I think a lot of people are just giving in. You know, when you have to upgrade and have some cash to get the best machine for yourself you just do what you have

I think a lot of people are just giving in. You know, when you have to upgrade and have some cash to get the best machine for yourself you just do what you have to do. I am a Windows user and I honestly think that you would be buying the best machine on the market when buying a Macbook Pro (new or old) if not for performance, than definitely for the build quality. I think Macbooks have the lead here at least for a few more months before the grip will start losing power. Perhaps until the new Surface Book or the new XPS release, both of which have been great products so far, but just not quite there yet in terms of build quality and design. Moreover, I think i7-4980HQ is still a beast (and compares great to i7-6700HQ in XPS) and has at least 2-3 solid years in it.