No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.
I just got an M2 MBP. In my personal experience it is very much not “shit”.
Expensive and a PITA to fix? Quite possibly.
Agreed. I work in computer simulations and their great. CPU is crazy fast, stays cool and silent. Battery life is solid.