What are your experiences using a Macbook for back end work?

Serious question. I'm considering joining a company that requires all its back end devs to work on company Macbooks. I have used a Macbook briefly for IOS work in the past, but I have never used one to do python-based back end development in Vagrant. All other things being equal I would just get a fat Asus laptop and put Ubuntu on it, and save some cash in the process. Am I being too narrow minded here? Anyone care to sing the Macbook's praises as a serious back end development platform?