I have been researching for a Linux laptop to replace my M1 for a month now - mostly to get back on x86 for projects. The non-M1 offerings are relatively terri

I have been researching for a Linux laptop to replace my M1 for a month now - mostly to get back on x86 for projects. The non-M1 offerings are relatively terrible. You have to make some trade-off of battery life, thermals, display, keyboard, trackpad, ports, and reliability. Lots of threads with people saying “well no one needs 2K screens at 120Hz, just get 1080p 60Hz”.. meanwhile those laptops cost >$2K. The Starlabs Starfighter specs were announced, they look tempting but slow display and no TB4 on Ryzen processors. The Dell XPS used to be a favorite of mine, but they are plagued with quality control issues. Lenovo thermals are bad this generation, and my experience getting my work Lenovo repaired was terrible. Plus I’ve read about quality control issues. I’ve decided to just use an x86 instance somewhere for the specific things, but no doubt Apple hit the magic sauce with the M1.