It might be worth checking out what financing options are available to you if it helps you to choose the hardware that will best help you grow your business. The PC was around $5k but is financed for 3 years at $150 per month with 0% interest. Most recently I bought a Workstatjon class PC which far more power from Lenovo, but was able to create a business account to get a better price and access to financing. I wouldn’t go cheap because it’s a work machine and your most valuable resource ought to be your time. What you choose really depends on your personal ROI, expected short term revenue, and your cash on hand. Measuring a mere 0.44 inch thick, the Air is still an astonishingly slim laptop, and the 2.7-pound weight makes many other ultraportables feel a bit chunky.
The SSD is also slower on the Air than the 14/16” Pros. Adobe apps work very well in full screen but you can use a second one for previews, improving productivity. The other think to note is that the Air and the 13” pro both only support 1 external monitor.
I’m not sold on the higher end CPUs as I’m unconvinced that sustained performance will hold up if you’re throttled. I personally would get the 14” with M1 Pro, 32-64 GB RAM and 2TB SSD if I were buying today. I used it primarily for coding but also have the Adobe suite. That decision has held me back a few times. My only regret is going cheap on the SSD and getting 512 instead of 1TB. I chose the lowest end CPU (i7 2.2) which worked out fine because the higher end CPUs had heat issues. I was in a similar position to you a bit over three years ago and ended up getting a 15” MacBook Pro with upgraded graphics and maxed out RAM. It depends on what you’re using it for and your budget.
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