[sergiotapia]

Moved from an M2 Mac to using a Windows 10 Desktop beefcake PC and use VM Ware Linux Mint 22 cinammon install. Works flawlessly and I have zero patience for linux jerking around so you know it's good. Everything just works out of the box including resolution etc. I have two monitors and it just works.

I don't miss Mac at all.

[ksaj]

Theoretically you should have an identical experience with VMWare on the Mac. So in that case, I'd just go for the faster machine or the one with better hardware options. Whatever gives you the most options for productivity. Which may very well might be the Windows desktop, but it should "just work" in either place just as well.