I won't even entertain the notion of buying any MacBook that uses butterfly keys (basically any model that came out within the last 4 years), but macOS is still really nice. Thankfully, they're finally going back to decent keys next year. Now I might actually consider a MacBook again one day, though the prices are still out of whack even by Apple standards.
The "I use it for video editing" trope is super dated though. Ever since Premiere stepped up their game with GPU pre-render scrubbing years ago, Windows and Mac have been on equal footing for video editing by the vast majority of students (and if you take into consideration money spent, the money spend on a Windows laptop with a decent GPU vs a Mac with a lower quality GPU at the same pricepoint will mean a clear advantage in rendering/scrubbing for the Windows machine).
Folks dismissing Macs as just fashion statements aren't being fair either, though. The systems (shitty butterfly keys and i9 heat issues aside) have really solid build quality, and that operating system is fantastic. AppleCare and Apple Store support are generally reliable services for students and any Mac owner should something go wrong. There's an advantage to certain qualities always being good on a Mac - if you get a Mac, you know you're getting a top tier trackpad, you know you're getting a great display, you know you're getting a sturdy chassis. That sort of reliability adds up for folks not too knowledgeable about computers just trying to get a decent system for college. For someone that doesn't want to put in the time to research which of the 100s of current Windows options are decent, one can go with a Mac and be virtually guaranteed to get a quality system (except for that damn keyboard - can't stress enough the blunder of butterfly switches).
