- Resolution? There the macbooks are behind both in aspect ratio (worse than 3:2) and in pixels (4k or 4k+ vs...)
- Contrast? Not OLED, so worse.
- Refresh rate? Good enough, but far from top of the line.
- Gamut? That is a point. But also available e.g. asus
- Brightness? Outdoor viewable screens have been as bright as that or brighter since windows XP days, but fairly specialized. I guess I prefer contrast (OLED), but yeah, difficult to find outside a macbook.
- Touch, wacom pen? Oh, none.
It is a really great quality screen, but not "the best".
At that price point you can find something that, at best, meets three of the criteria you've listed while heavily compromising on the rest.
I never said it was the best. The previous poster said that you can find comparable hardware at half the price. At lower price points than MacBooks/Dell XPS/Microsoft Surface, I've usually found the screen quality to be the hardest to match.
Or huawei (ips, 3:2, touchscreen, $700 or so)
Or having pen and touch at all.
Where are you finding laptops with comparable displays at half the price?