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> still need to shell out $2-3k to get something decent and practically start at $1.5k

They're all using the exact same CPU, in fact you can make the air perform (almost) just as well as the pro/mini by opening it up and adding a thermal pad: https://www.cultofmac.com/759693/thermal-mod-m1-macbook-air/

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Current MacBook Pro 14"/16" use the M1 Pro/M1 Max instead of the M1 that the Air and 13" MacBook Pro have, so definitely a different (and later iteration) CPU: https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/

It's the same CPU with a different core distribution.

No, that's incorrect. Here's an image that illustrates the physical differences between the M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max, including their vastly different die sizes: https://images.anandtech.com/doci/17019/Die-Sizes.jpg

Let's call it an oversimplification, the SoCs are definitely different. OP sounded like they were thinking about MacBook Air and the 13" MacBook Pro, and not taking the newer models into account.

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