The company I got my last laptop from sells business refurbished Lenovo and Apple laptops. I initially looked into their macbooks. But the Thinkpas were in sign

The company I got my last laptop from sells business refurbished Lenovo and Apple laptops. I initially looked into their macbooks. But the Thinkpas were in significantly better shape despite being 1-2 years older. They were also much cheaper. I believe you are seriously underestimating the quality of apple competitors.