macbook for research
My ipad pro M1 is struggling with a personal project I've been trying to do on it (said project involves constant switching between a couple of ~100mb pdfs, chrome, and google docs) so I've been tentatively looking into upgrading. I'm not willing to spend more than 750 usd and therefore will most likely buy used.
For this price I can obviously get a Neo but there are also options like:
air 15' M2 512/8
air 13' M4 256/16
air 15' M4 256/16
pro 2019 16' 512/16
pro 2021 14' 512/16
pro M1 14' 512/16
Would a M1/M2 air or pro do well where ipad pro M1 struggled? Should I get an older pro instead? Is neo better than all of them because it's newer? I would prefer a 14-15' screen but if Neo is just that good I could buy it new and have a warranty (it's also so damn pretty and it doesn't have the bloody notch, which is very nice) but if it still lags I'd rather spend $0 and stay on the ipad.
I'd appreciate any suggestions, TY!