Which work laptop to choose?

Question

laptops

Friends, hello!
I recently sold my old laptop and was puzzled by the choice of a new one. For the last 4 years I have been using two laptops: ASUS X455L (8 gb RAM, i3 4th gen) and MacBook Pro 13 mid 12 (4 gb RAM, i5), but they are no longer suitable for current tasks. The main criteria for choosing a laptop for me are small dimensions and high performance. The budget for a new acquisition is ~ 100 thousand rubles. Of all the possible options, I singled out the MacBook Pro 13 mid 17, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th gen. and Dell XPS 13 (2018).
I'll start with the macbook. The most basic version will cost 80 thousand rubles (8 gb RAM, i5 7th gen and SSD 128), while the more expensive options can boast only a touchbar and a large amount of SSD. This option is not suitable because of the modest characteristics (there are cooler ones, but they are much more expensive than my budget) and the generally poor quality of the latest macbooks.
The next option is Lenovo. I picked up this laptop with 16 gb RAM, i7 8th gen and SSD 256 worth ~ 140 thousand rubles in Russia, but if you buy it in the states and deliver it with a parcel, it will come out ~ 90 thousand (the laptop itself, delivery, insurance, etc. .).
Also considered Dell, but the Lenovo option seemed ideal until I read the article on Habr, or rather comments on it. Now it’s completely incomprehensible to me what to buy: can I take and buy a MacBook pro mid 15?

Answer 1

Macbook pro mid 15 is a thing. Especially if you found fresh.

Answer 2

If you need a budget laptop, then I advise Dell Inspiron 7577 (matte IPS display, i7 7700HQ, 16Gb RAM, expandable up to 32, GeForce 1050, there is an SSD, the price is less than a thousand euros)
8 gb RAM is not serious.

Answer 3

I asked myself this question. For myself, I noticed the HP ProBook 430 G5 and the like.
There are 2 slots for RAM, the ability to put SSD + HDD. Unfortunately, I can't say anything about actual performance.