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IDKForA posted on r/laptops1w
Base M5 air should be good for your needs to come, however I'd recommend a 1TB SSD storage upgrade. 512GB just gets eaten up too fast. However, it involves upgrading the chip which makes the price higher but sure. If you want Windows, you can save some cash and get a 900$ laptop instead. This Zenbook 14 is a newer model of a laptop I used to daily drive and it was great performance wise. But as you said you are in creative tasks, so M5 is best. Basically equivalent except the 14 has a worse 255H chip (especially in battery).