MacBook Air M5 16GB/512 or M4 24GB/1TB?

[jw6961]

Trying to decide between an M5 MacBook Air 16GB/512 for $949 on Amazon, or an M4 24GB/1TB for $1189.

I'll be upgrading from a 2020 MacBook Pro with 8Gb of ram and 256 mb HD. I won't be doing any heavy gaming or video editing, but want to have something that will last about the next 5 to 7 years without having to worry about upgrading again.
Is it better to go with the M5 Processor or the M4 with 24GB of ram and double the HD space?

Thanks.

 

[1BadManVan]

Trying to decide between an M5 MacBook Air 16GB/512 for $949 on Amazon, or an M4 24GB/1TB for $1189.

I'll be upgrading from a 2020 MacBook Pro with 8Gb of ram and 256 mb HD. I won't be doing any heavy gaming or video editing, but want to have something that will last about the next 5 to 7 years without having to worry about upgrading again.
Is it better to go with the M5 Processor or the M4 with 24GB of ram and double the HD space?

Thanks.

If you gotten by with 8gb of ram and 256gb ssd for this long, the base m5 will last you no problem.

 

[jw6961]

If you gotten by with 8gb of ram and 256gb ssd for this long, the base m5 will last you no problem.

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I've been getting low storage and memory warnings recently. Also almost maxed out on storage space when I backup my iPhone to the computer (I don't backup to the cloud).