Is there anything about your work that is immensely better specifically from using a macbook? Are the tools for your work better, or does it have hardware features you need that other makers don't?
Consider if you want a macbook just because of the brand image of indie hackers who use them?
If you don't need the portability, then even a custom built desktop will be far cheaper and much more powerful for your work.
Personally, I bought a second hand 8GB M1 last year. I specifically needed the CPU power coupled with the immense battery life, since I'm in South Africa and it's cheaper to buy the laptop than big backup batteries for our constant power cuts. Conveniently a lot of Laravel tooling is super nice on macOS, but that wasn't the first reason I bought the machine for.
Is there anything about your work that is immensely better specifically from using a macbook? Are the tools for your work better, or does it have hardware features you need that other makers don't?
Consider if you want a macbook just because of the brand image of indie hackers who use them?
If you don't need the portability, then even a custom built desktop will be far cheaper and much more powerful for your work.
Personally, I bought a second hand 8GB M1 last year. I specifically needed the CPU power coupled with the immense battery life, since I'm in South Africa and it's cheaper to buy the laptop than big backup batteries for our constant power cuts. Conveniently a lot of Laravel tooling is super nice on macOS, but that wasn't the first reason I bought the machine for.