I can configure a 1400E framework 13 with a bring-my-own ssd + linux.

I can drop it down to 1050E without the ram if i take ram from my older laptop.

Upgrading or fixing this is very easy. RAM/SSD i can take with me over multiple generations of a laptop.

I can't do that on a macbook, if anything breaks there (screen, ssd, ram, keyboard, battery bulging...) I might as well buy another.

Then there's the issue of macos... you're stuck with it, if you don't like it, it's a dealbreaker.

There's also issue of waste... I can make a router/firewall from an old framework mobo. I can't do that with a macbook.