I was able to charge with a 30w apple charger before I installed the nvme.
After I installed the disk (os, etc), the led on the side just flashed on the 30w and it does not charge. A 65w charges fine.
bios updating the hba (array controller) on your primary sql server during a 30 min maintenance window at 2am is still a bit never wracking.
But yeah, pushing out bios updates to desktops/laptops has become a near-non issue. That combined with the decline in device cost and the rise in backup and cloud-based apps make replacing a died-during-update machine a lot less onerous.
I also have a M1 MBP 14"
MPB wins for touchpad and battery life, hands down. I really wish a bigger touchpad was available (space would be an issue).
Keyboard is really, really close. MBP by a slim margin. but this is the nicest kb on a win laptop I’ve used.
Screen quality is a draw.
FW wins for upgrade/support, flexibility of ports, running Win/Linux. And weight, it weights a lot less.
I don’t worry about fixing a Mac. My 2012 Retina is still going. Battery needs replaced, but everything else works. Wish I could get a newer OS on it, but otherwise its still a great machine.