[eminence32]

> an M1 Macbook Pro which has the same hardware specs as the Windows

Whatever Windows laptop you get won't have the same hardware specs as the M1 Macbook simply because no one is selling M1 hardware with Windows on it. (Hobbiest have put Windows on an M1 Macbook, but I don't think that's what you're proposing here)

In my experience, people buy Macbooks because either they like the build quality, they like something specific about the hardware (i.e. they specifically want an M1 chip), or they like the MacOS system.

People buy Windows machines because it's what they're familiar with, or they have a specific need for the Windows OS (generally because of games).

(I know both these comments are wide generalizations, but I think they work for the purpose of this post)

It sounds like you aren't falling into either category. I can tell you what I would do personally, but you are not me, so I'm not sure that my recommendation is going to be worth anything to you.

[kujin88]

Well, go for it! Your recommendation is still valuable to me. I'm in a haze and insights like these are more helpful than you think!