It’s not hardware alone for certain. You need good software and hardware, with the latter defining the upper bounds of how good the former can be.

I’ve experienced the reverse with macOS running on generic laptops via hackintoshing. Potato trackpads are still potatoes under macOS.

One of the problems with asahi is that it isn't pressure sensitive enough, so you have to press harder. That feels like something that they can fix, but they haven't for some reason.