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You're missing the fact that the M1 Macbooks are barely usable for anything else than browsing ( no Docker, no Adobe suite, etc.) and are the first generation. If they were too expensive even fewer people would risk buying them.

As for build quality, have you actually used and seen a recent premium Dell or HP? The difference in quality is minimal.

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Adobe will make it happen and docker too. That's just a question of time. As oppose to Microsoft, Apple is taking to switch to arm seriously. Adobe currently has app running natively on the ipad. Between docker and the browser, there is a lot a work you can do, the world is not binary.

As for price, when you build a comparable system, price are similar between companies.

I think the beta version of native photoshop is already out?

I haven’t tried but reports are that rosetta2 works ok. Further, I’ve been doing a lot of software work over the last decade without using Docker - it’s useful for some thing la but far from a necessity in general.

I haven’t used a recent premium HP - I used them a lot in the past though (that’s the reason I won’t touch them....). I have used a recent premium Dell. No dice. Nothing except the premium Thinkpad is in the same league in my opinion and experience. And the comparable thinkpads are comparable in price.

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