My recommendation:
Go Apple if you want forever support -my Macbook Pro from 2007 still running, now tricked out with SSD and max RAM, works great.
I generally avoid Samsung tablets now after being burned twice with tablets that never got Android updated. The laptops are beautiful but there again, they just want you to buy a new Windows 10 laptop! and will achieve this goal for many in Asia who don't think twice about dumping their laptop after a year of use.
If you can't afford Apple, then Linux Mint is wonderful and will run on a just about anything.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
