Lost me right there. My MacBook Pro is six years old and I've only had one problem ever. The video display crapped out. I made appt. with Apple Store and they fixed it for free and were very pleasant about it.
As for being more expensive. Yes, in the same way a Mercedes is more expensive than a Ford Focus. You drive your Mercedes for 10 years and then sell it to somebody else. You drive your Focus for five years and have it towed to the junkyard.
My first Mac lasted 15 years until the electric company sent a spike that killed the power supply. I could replace the PS fer cheap, but bought an iMac. love it! Easy user machine. My lady friend has a Dell running Windows. It’s a PITA!
I would want NEITHER the benz nor the apple, for many reasons.