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Generally the MacBook Air is incredible and what I generally recommend. If somebody is doing 'more' then it's the MBP. Now with the Neo I even have a recommendation for price sensitive people who may have otherwise gotten a cheap Windows device filled with crapware.

I think these are all different markets - $1k seems like a small amount for the MBA but it's too much for quite a few people.

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> If somebody is doing 'more' then it's the MBP

I professionally edit tens of thousands of very large RAW photos, edit 4K video all day long, write, web and very light dev work.

All that on a used M1 air. Still the fastest computer I’ve ever used.

The pro is so insanely powerful there really are only devs (and maybe only ai devs) who need it.

MBP has some other advantages too- better display, better speakers/mic, more ports, driving more external displays. But yeah the MBA with an M1 chip is incredibly powerful and an awesome computer.