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How to Choose the Right IT Support Provider for Your Business
15 Jan, 2026
£2920.25 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £2,433 ex-VAT, a MacBook Pro 16" with an Apple Silicon Pro chip is only “worth it” if you’re actually getting paid for the kind of work that benefits from it: sustained CPU/GPU workloads like video editing, motion graphics, software builds, running multiple VMs/containers, or heavy data work where stability and quiet performance matter. If your team spends its days in browser apps, Office, Slack and the odd report, this is massively over-specced—cheaper MacBook Air or a mid-range Windows/Lenovo workstation will feel just as fast for normal business tasks.
I’d also be cautious if you’re thinking of it as a long-term “just in case” purchase. The MacBook Pro is premium in every sense: great build quality and battery life, very reliable thermals, and excellent performance-per-watt—but once you’re paying this level, you’re buying into Apple’s pricing on peripherals/storage and the reseller/support ecosystem. In short: buy it for power users who’ll stress it daily and appreciate the reliability and performance; don’t buy it if it’ll mainly sit on a desk for meetings, emails and light tooling.

HP
HP EliteBook 6 G1a Notebook AI - AI PC - 177-degree hinge design - AMD Ryzen 5 - 230 / up to 4.9 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Radeon 760M - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe - 14" IPS 1920 x 1200 - Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth - pike silver - kbd: UK

Asus
ASUS ExpertBook B1 B1403CV-i582XA - 180-degree hinge design - Intel Core i5 - 13420H / up to 4.6 GHz - Win 11 Pro Education - UHD Graphics - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD NVMe - 14" 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) - Gigabit Ethernet - Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - gentle grey - with 1 year ASUS ZenCare

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 6 21R5 - AI PC - 180-degree hinge design - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 255U / up to 5.2 GHz - Win 11 Pro - Intel Graphics - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption 2, NVMe - 13.3" IPS 1920 x 1200 - Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth - black - kbd: UK - with 1 Year Lenovo Premier Support, CO2 Offset 0.5 ton (2nd Gen)

Dell
Dell Pro 14 Premium PA14250 - Intel Core Ultra 5 - 236V / up to 4.7 GHz - Intel Evo vPro Enterprise Platform - Win 11 Pro - Arc Graphics 130V - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe, TLC, Class 35 - 14" IPS 1920 x 1200 (Full HD Plus) - Wi-Fi 7 - BTS - with 3 Years ProSupport