> ...any machines which come close to the M1 for software dev?
If you can stand using macOS, that is.
Personally, I'll continue using Linux because that's where all my software gets deployed to and macOS simply can't approach the value of that or the value of open source. On a Mac, you'll be fighting the OS the whole time.
If speed was all that mattered, Mac users would have left Apple a long time ago because this is the first time they're faster than a PC.
If you can stand using macOS, that is.
Personally, I'll continue using Linux because that's where all my software gets deployed to and macOS simply can't approach the value of that or the value of open source. On a Mac, you'll be fighting the OS the whole time.
If speed was all that mattered, Mac users would have left Apple a long time ago because this is the first time they're faster than a PC.