Actually it affects day to day performance because it uses that memory for multitasking, and I don’t know anyone who uses one app at a time. Apple should have addressed this issue already. M1 Air is still a much better value.Isn't that the one with a single 256 GB SSD causing relatively low read/write speeds compared to for instance the Air M1 with 256 GB which does have two separate 128 GB SSDs? OTOH in daily use it was discovered it didn't matter but for people who require high data transfer speeds. Better buy the 512 GB version which does have two 256 GB SSDs and sports considerably higher dat transfer speeds. But that one isn't discounted.
The irony is, MR just ran an “article” about how demand was off the charts solely based on Apple Store’s delivery dates, even though a quick look at 3rd party retail stores showed they had plenty in stock.