In Q1 2026, the base M3 Max MacBook Pro retails for $3,499—$1,800 more than a fully specced Framework Laptop 16 with identical multi-core performance for containerized, compiled, and ML workloads. After 14 months of daily driving both machines across 3 engineering teams, I’m calling it: Apple’s M3 lineup is a 40% markup for brand loyalty, not...