all laptops are pretty cheap if you have a decent job, I don't think that plays into value for money. I'd go with a cheap dell with linux every time, and if you

all laptops are pretty cheap if you have a decent job, I don't think that plays into value for money. I'd go with a cheap dell with linux every time, and if you want it beefed up buy a more expensive dell. I always buy 2nd hand too, way cheaper, fungible as there are so many floating around if you need spare parts it's easy. If you are a graphics designer perhaps retina display matters, as a developer which you also seem to be I don't ever think "wow the font rendering is holding me back". And linux has few viruses etc.