I never found anything better than the latest macOS machines. I ran ubuntu for years and then switched back to mac just because I don't have the time to tinker and fiddle with stuff in Linux that just randomly makes the computer run hot, or a monitor to not work, or fonts looking awful.
MacOS is just the sweet spot of great desktop + great unix-style devbox.
MacOS is just the sweet spot of great desktop + great unix-style devbox.