And pay an arm and a leg for it, sure.
With that said, I'm looking at an M2 Mac Mini, for no reason other than to run Linux on it.
The hours I save not having to maintain or upgrade it is well worth the small premium price. As is the extreme hardware reliability. My last MacBook Pro (Intel) was bought in mid-2014 and retired mid last year. Eight years of service with very few problems. At the end, the battery had given up, the screen occasionally went blank and a couple of charger cords had frayed. But the updates still installed and it still ran with almost zero attention. That appliance ease of use, minimal maintenance effort, and consistent UI across years make it very worthwhile for me. My time is valuable (and being almost 72 years old, I want to use every minute the best I can).
If I were in the market for a new Mac, I’d get a maxed-out M2 Mini. If I were in the market for a new box to run Linux, I think I’d go with something less expensive, but still maxed out and with an Intel CPU — probably assemble it myself from purchased components. The M2 will limit your options for Linux Distros, so do your due diligence pre-outlay.