I have the same machine with Ubuntu 16.04 (pre-installed). I had a MacBook Pro 2014 before and am very happy with the switch. Pros: - small and light yet a la

I have the same machine with Ubuntu 16.04 (pre-installed). I had a MacBook Pro 2014 before and am very happy with the switch. Pros: - small and light yet a large screen - awesome battery life - $500+ cheaper than a comparable MBP - OS X's shell isn't bad, Ubuntu's is even nicer - I can customise Ubuntu to my heart's content - no stupid apps I don't want or need bothering me (iTunes, Garage Band, ...) Cons: - screen less crisp than MBP - speaker quality worse - Ubuntu is not very clever about remembering the sound settings for my headphones, have to re-plug and re-apply settings often (may be fixable/fixed in 17.04) - web cam placement is in the lower left corner of the screen so the people you chat with look up your nostrils. My productivity is probably the same but the XPS feels much more like it's "mine" and I'm not being force-fed stuff by Apple I don't need.