Obviously, it's not all about the power: I see a lot of comments here about heat, fans and comfort. And everyone is comparing against old Intel Macs, but if tha

Obviously, it's not all about the power: I see a lot of comments here about heat, fans and comfort. And everyone is comparing against old Intel Macs, but if that's what you cared about, the benchmark must have been the Thinkpad X1 Carbon. And Macs still can't match that with their crappy keyboards, case strength and ergonomics (no sharp edges), spill-protection and non-glossy screens (remember, these are laptops to be used out and about — though I've only used M1/M2 Airs, M1 Max Pro 14 and M2 Pros 13/14, so maybe the newer ones are better). X1 Carbons have mostly moved to higher performing Intel chips, and thus lost those silent & cool characteristics, but other than the obvious (performance vs comfort), they are still my preferred choice in laptops.