If you buy second hand, you can still get decent Intel machines for a good price.
If you buy new, there is almost no reason to get the Intel. It doesn’t make sense to spend more money for a computer that is slower, noisier and less energy efficient than the M1.
That being said, the Intel version still has some benefits, most importantly four Thunderbolt ports and a 32GB RAM option. Though if this is really important to you, you probably better wait for the new 14" MacBook Pro later this year (and if getting a new laptop is urgent, get an M1 MacBook Air now and sell it later when you get the 14" MacBook Pro).
If you have important apps that are non-native on the M1, don’t worry, Rosetta is super-fast. If they don’t run under Rosetta either, then of course that is something to keep in mind. If you don’t have an alternative, you’ll have to stick with Intel until those apps are updated.
The only really huge benefit of Intel Macs is Boot Camp. If running Windows is important to you and you don’t want to get two laptops, the Intel Macs are still great. However, Boot Camp is mostly useful for gaming, and the 13" MBP isn’t a gaming laptop (it has integrated graphics). Also not that it still isn’t clear whether or not Intel Macs will be able to run Windows 11, or at least whether or not it will be officially supported.
Honestly at this point, the only Intel Macs I'd even consider at
any price would be the 16" MacBook Pro, or the 2020 27" iMac (Mac Pro being a special case that's irrelevant for most consumers or even businesses outside of specific studio use).
I just don't think any saving makes the 2020 Intel Air or 2-port Pro worth it over their M1 counterparts, and the 4-port was always quite a hard sell over the 2 port machine anyway. I simply wouldn't touch butterfly Macs at this point. 32GB RAM is still a niche requirement, and especially on the 13" which is quite an underpowered machine in other ways too.
With the 15" machines, again, the 2016-17 just aren't worth having between pretty lacklustre performance, the worst iterations of the keyboard, and flexgate. 2018s and 2019s seem marginally better reliability wise (anecdotally) but their poor graphics and low base storage make a used 16" an obvious choice over them, particularly as pricing is starting to compress in the used market, making the difference smaller.
With the iMacs, the 24" is still quite new, which makes it more expensive even used, but again, the benefits over the 21.5" or older 27" machines make a strong argument in its favour, from it's performance and cool/quiet operation to the better webcam, and TouchID.
As always for any significant amount of Windows work, I'd advise getting a Windows computer to do it on. Bootcamp has never really been an economic option with Macs' premium on storage and performance, meh bootcamp drivers, and now, as you say, uncertain future.
