I prefer having one work/personal computer, and not having to sync anything between machines. I work at home and also live at home, so this works really well for me.

I switched from Windows to Mac in 2009, and still use Macs. I buy the best laptop I can, and except it to last 5+ years.

Apple MacBook Pro (2019, Space Gray)

Price as configured: $3,377

Plus Apple Care: $341

I use this computer and it works great.

• Purchased: 2019-12-31
• Started Using: 2020-08-13

Screen	16 inch, 3072 × 1920
Processor	2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
Memory	32 GB @ 2667 MHz, DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
Hard Drive	2 TB SSD

Apple MacBook Pro (late 2013)

Price as configured: $2,648

After 6.5 years, the battery started bulging and replaced this computer before it broke.

• Stopped Using: 2020-08-13

Screen	15 inch, 2880 × 1800
Processor	2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory	16 GB @ 1600 MHz, DDR3 (2 x 8 GB)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB
Hard Drive	500 GB SSD

Apple MacBook Pro (2009)

Price as configured: $2,432

I used this computer for 4 years, and gave it to my brother where it lasted another 3 years.

Purchased: May 2009

Screen	17 inch

Dell Inspiron 9300 (2005)

Price as configured: $2,256

I used this computer for 4 years, and switched to Mac. It still boots Windows XP, but the WiFi doesn’t work.

Screen	17 inch, 1440 × 900
Processor	1.86 GHz Intel Pentium M 750
Memory	1 GB @ 533 MHz, DDR2 (2 x 512 MB)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 256 MB
Hard Drive	100 GB SATA
Optical Drive	8x DVD+/-RW burner