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At this point I would wait for the new Apple M1s slated to come out in a few months. Apparently the current M1s have impressed many all around and probably worth the wait to at least see final specs and not have buyers remorse

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Never wait for the next best thing. Buy what you need now, you can always resell and get the new model later.

Normally, I’d agree, but I think a seismic shift in the industry warrants some patience.

If you can’t wait, this is sound advice. However, if you can, it’s likely worth it, on this rare occasion.

Why wait half a year when m1 air resale value will be close to retail price? We are talking losing $100 after using it for 6 months.

Seriously. Programmers making >> $100k hem and haw about upgrading a tool they use 10 hours a day. It's worth it to upgrade for $100 even if you use it for a week, let alone 6 months.

We don’t all make that, and we don’t all use personal hardware for professional work.

That seems optimistic, the M1s were already discounted $65-150 earlier this month. I think the decider here would be simply having an M1 if your workloads benefit from it.

Does your resale assessment also include withheld taxes?

The keyboard is the big thing that kills any non-Thinkpad for me, otherwise I'd have gotten an M1 Mac in a heartbeat. Has anyone here managed to adjust from the nice solid ThinkPad keys to the modern Mac keys?

Will they be in the $1200 price range, the op has mentioned?

The rumors says third quarter - at least 6 months.

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