It’s funny how many articles that just won’t say the obvious - it’s a faster computer.

I have two laptops side by side, one is an M1, the other a HP in a slightly higher price point (more memory, bigger SSD). The challenges Intel has in the form factor are obvious — it’s a 1.2Ghz chip that turbos almost 2x as heat allows.

In any dimension that it can do what you need, the Apple wins. Cheaper, faster, cooler, longer battery endurance. The detriments are the things it cannot do — run Windows/Linux or VMs or tasks that need more memory than is currently available.