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are you trying to troll?

Thinkpads are notoriously well made. 'shitty plastic' is ultra durable. Macs are great if you are ok being locked into the Apple ecosystem

I don't understand how having a Mac locks you into the Apple ecosystem.

In real world use I don't notice any difference in restrictions from my Ubuntu server.

Can you run a different window manager?

There was a reason why you didn't before. If you are willing to give that reason up in exchange of some pretty pixels, go for it.

Unpopular opinion: Aluminum Unibody is worst for ergonomics. I prefer plastics.