I bought a xps 13 9370 and several years and two self-replaced batteries later, I'm not noticing even a hint of age related slowdown. I thought the lack of USB-A ports would be a problem, but it wasn't. I have run Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint, Manjaro, Arch, EndeavorOS, Solus, MXLinux, Debian, OpenSUSE, Fedora, and many others on this machine with minimal issues. I don't know about the models after mine, but the 9370 was a solid choice.