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Posting this from a thinkpad under Linux. I used my trackpad to click on reply. Just one more datapoint.

Surprised about the mac- I still have a maxed out 2010 Macbook Pro - 16gb ram and SATA- and it has aged so well it is still fully usable with most modern software and workflows, and feels fast. I also have a new Apple Silicon Macbook Pro and it is the screen and battery that mostly makes the newer one fundamentally nicer to use. I don’t game or do intensive things like video editing though- mostly just web and coding in a terminal.

Didn't that machine support Target Display Mode so that you could use it as a Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt monitor?

I wish they would bring back a 27" iMac and Target Display Mode.

that imac can be used as a monitor, however it can't adjust height, and you have to start the whole machine to use it as a monitor.

I have an all in one with a perfectly good monitor on it's way to ewaste. Computer gave up the ghost (not worth repair as 15 years old).