As long as I get a 14" M1, preferably fanless, with 16gb RAM and a 1tb drive, around $1499-1599 (hey why not, no need to gouge us - and they typically do gouge if you want higher ram/ssd), I'm happy.
We have an employee discount that basically nets us the education discount. Got a 16GB/1TB M1 MBA for a little under $1500. Very happy with that. If you know a veteran, they get even better discounts.
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