Macbook Air Purchase: Worth it for security reasons?

PurpleDime: > However, I have noticed that some apps like LanguageTool are not working, and I suspect it’s because it requires me being logged into the Mac App Store. I’ve never had an app break because of that. I’ve also only seen 1 app only distributed on the Mac app store. It logs you out constantly I wouldn’t worry about it affecting apps, it’s likely a different problem. Edit: it seems language tool is distributed on the web: Grammar Checker for macOS - LanguageTool PurpleDime: > Also, when I log onto iCloud on web on my PC, it does 2FA verification via the Mac even though I am not logged on it. This seems like a good security measure. But you can definitely configure whether that Mac is trusted for 2FA or to use SMS (or hardware key?). PurpleDime: > I also find Macs super expensive I think they actually outperform windows laptops in price to performance and it’s kind of agreed upon that Apple is destroying the competition on not only the quality of the M series but also the price. I don’t think you’d have to pay significantly more for a windows laptop with equivalent power and yet it would have worse battery life. On eBay I see renewed M2s in the 500 dollar range and those still perform great today. There’s an open box M3 with 16GB ram for 700. Obviously this could still be too expensive, but I don’t think there’s a cheaper alternative in price per year of usage.