(I'm not your parent poster.) I made similar switch from Linux workstation to Mac workstation about 10 years ago. The biggest challenge with Linux workstation

(I'm not your parent poster.) I made similar switch from Linux workstation to Mac workstation about 10 years ago. The biggest challenge with Linux workstation were hardware related issues: accelerated graphics / suspend-to-disk / battery life, etc. Too much endless tweaking. Mac offered "ready-to-use" solution with familiar unix tools & DE with virtual desktops. I guess the driver situation is now somewhat better but I'm now too accustomed to Macs & Apple ecosystem. No other laptop manufacturer can really compete with Apple in objective quality. No Linux DE feels "smooth" or polished enough after using macOS for long time, at least for me. In the end, almost all open source / "unix-like" software runs fine on Mac. Still it's difficult decision between supporting "the ideogically right choice" and enjoying admirable industrial design.