You could have gotten an HP elite book with top specs and slapped whatever OS you wanted, hackintosh even. Apple doesn't have the monopoly on aluminum laptops.
You could have easily compared benchmarks for compilation and gone with something equally performant.
You sacrificed your integrity for convenience let's say it like it is.
Dealing with AI support is horrendous, they don't help. They mark as resolved quickly because they end the convo. I just stop dealing with them if I can.