In what ways (aside from battery life) is the M1 better than a comparable spec Windows Laptop?
Perhaps you're used to MacOS, but functionally, day-to-day there are not many practical differences with Windows unless there is some specific Mac only app you need.
Otherwise I would say Mac laptops are not especially good value, if you just look at the specs at face value.
I recently built a PC for ~$750 with an i7, 16GB ram, 1TB SSD and 3060 ti GPU. Something similar on Mac would cost maybe 3x more.
Perhaps you're used to MacOS, but functionally, day-to-day there are not many practical differences with Windows unless there is some specific Mac only app you need.
Otherwise I would say Mac laptops are not especially good value, if you just look at the specs at face value.
I recently built a PC for ~$750 with an i7, 16GB ram, 1TB SSD and 3060 ti GPU. Something similar on Mac would cost maybe 3x more.