There's also the fact that the quality is all-round higher, making them more enjoyable to use. The current HP Elitebooks have much crappier screens than my 2013

There's also the fact that the quality is all-round higher, making them more enjoyable to use. The current HP Elitebooks have much crappier screens than my 2013 MBP. Touchpads have improved, but they're still leagues behind that 11-year-old machine. I'm usually fairly careful with my things, so my gen8 hp elitebook still has all its bits together, but I've never really enjoyed using it. The screen, in particular, has ridiculous viewing angles, to the point it's impossible to not have any color cast on some region.