Get a Framework AMD laptop and install PopOS... tada, Mac aesthetics (mostly) under Linux with good hardware upgradability.
The build quality is pretty good - particularly given I can tear it apart. The speakers are okay. The webcam and microphone are poor. The battery life is acceptable, but I trust that's at least in part Linux' fault. The fans ramp up more often than I'd like... it's certainly good for a Windows laptop, and I like the ethos, but it's not at all MacBook territory.
For context, the last MacBook I owned was a 2017 model, the one with the awful keyboard. Ironic, I know.
Most of the tools I use in Mac are cross platform and otherwise available in Linux. Many aren't completely UI/UX integrated even (VS Code, Brave Browser, etc). Many others are command line tools that are the same or easier with Linux.
What is it that you think a Macbook has that would be effectively lacking?
I bought a Framework laptop and a Macbook Air M2 at roughly the same time a couple of years ago. The difference in hardware quality is night and day. I think even if I used free cross platform software tools like the ones you mention, that would matter a lot to me.
It was an experience that taught me how little repairability means to me at this stage in life, which I guess is a little sad...
Sure, macbooks look good, but it's not the looks that make them great laptops.