My work laptop lease is up and my tech guy has recommended a Dell Latitude 7280. I asked to get a Macbook Air, and I could, but he is against it as the entire workplace is on Dells. When I went online to research this a bit, the Dell XPS 13 kept popping up as comparable to a Macbook Air. I have to choose tomorrow. I am a professor (non tech, non science field). I use my laptop at work primarily for creating Word documents and classroom displays, powerpoint with some video. I also have to watch hours of video for grading. Out of work, I use my laptop for watching movies, editing photos, skype, etc. (no gaming) I take my laptop home most days, travel frequently, and really care about having something lightweight. My current laptop is a Latitude 7240---the display on it seems inferior to my 4 year old ipad...a key reason I was thinking of opting for Mac. A colleague and I are also embarking on a project to create some supplemental videos, so we may be doing video editing.