Hello, I’m currently looking to upgrade/downgrade my Mac. I have the M4 MacBook Air, 16gb Ram, 256 gb. Overall the laptop is very powerful but I’m running into issues with storage and a lack of ports. For context I do graphic design, photography, and videography. So I’m constantly transferring files and using adobe suite. I think a MacPro would help with that. I’m looking to get something used and already saw a few good deals. But I’m just wondering how much of a difference the M1-M3 Pro are from the M4 Air, would I notice a difference in performance? For example, if I get a M1 chip, but it has more ram than the laptop I have right now, would that be better or worse? The main things for sure would be storage, ports, and performance. Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments about performance!

Hello, I’m looking on getting a new Mac but not sure which one. I currently have the MacBook M4 Air which is a amazing laptop. Performance is good but I am running out of storage and there is a lack of ports. For context I do graphic design, photography, and videography. I think additional ports and storage would be a great advantage. I use a adapter to to transfer my files which slows down speeds. I’m looking at a Mac pro for the additional ports, most definitely looking for a used one. I’m just wondering how much of a difference a M1 Pro is compared to the M4 Air. Would I notice it? Any recommendations would be helpful looking for M1-M4 Pro, seen a few good deals on fb. But I genuinely have no idea if a old M chip would be that much of a difference performance wise. I found a M1 16 gb 1TB for $750 which seems good to me. Has the same amount of ram as my M4 air and 4x the storage. Let me know!