I'm tempted but after fiddling with Linux laptops for about 3 years I'm a kind of tired of having to deal with all sorts of minor annoyances, especially bugs/fr

I'm tempted but after fiddling with Linux laptops for about 3 years I'm a kind of tired of having to deal with all sorts of minor annoyances, especially bugs/freezes/usability issues (e.g. HiDPI) introduced by hardware incompatibilities (the Linux system itself, especially Arch, is actually surprisingly stable). They do add up, especially past the initial excitement. With a Hackintosh you do get the OS but you don't really have guarantee that things will keep working in the future, nor easy warranty when things fail. I don't really get the resistance about adding some external cables/cases to your desk. The desk has always been full of cables anyways (monitors, speakers, consoles, even my mechanical keyboard etc.) and I don't see any harm in adding a couple more for an external SSD and an eGPU. As mentioned by some other commentators, I'm pretty much past the days of having to constantly fight my main setup and just want to have everything working flawlessly most of the time. I plan to get a Mac Mini soon and try it out. I think the performance should suffice for most of my use cases. If it seriously stutters I'll consider building a Hackintosh, or simply do those demanding tasks on another dedicated box.