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A quick web search yielded these shops, if you decide to go for the Apple hardware:

If they don’t mention payment plans on the website, it can never hurt to call/email and ask for it.

What laptop should I get when I try to put linux on the macbooks?

Never tried it myself, I’m on macOS. But if you go with an x86 one I think hardware support is good. If you’re interested in Apple Silicon, check this: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/Feature-Support