>They are great heavily supported Linux machines though.
replySince the release of Touch Bar based Macs (which contain apple silicon) this has not been the case. The Macs that are well supported by linux and work very well were abandoned long time ago.
Touch Bar predates Apple Silicon and most AS models do not have a Touch Bar.
replyHe explicitly said Intel Macs - which are great Linux machines if you can accept the performance.
replyWould the M* be much better? Obviously, but that's not (yet) in the cards.