At the time Dell only shipped the EU versions in 8 GB variants. I'm in the market for a new 13 or 14 inch machine and am split on a new MBP, Thinkpad or XPS 13.
Apple seem to have the best offering in terms of what causes me the least amount of annoyances with hardware/OS integration but don't offer a 32GB laptop. I also would prefer to run Linux natively. It's a tough decision given the ~2,000 GBP cost.
Edit: a couple of replies mention not liking the touchbar or keyboard in the new MBP line-up. I used a touchbar 13" model daily for ~6 months at my last full time and after a weeks usage grew to like the keyboard and love the touchpad. The touchbar was .. meh, even with BetterTouchTool to map my IDE shortcuts. Apple need to add haptic feedback to the touchbar IMO but I didn't find the lack of physical keys too hurtful to my workflow.