Ok.. so maybe I should have qualified that with "If you don't like dealing with flipping machines every time something in your life/workflow changes"?.. I know I don't. I have enough to do without screwing around with that.. I want to be covered with 1 machine. Of course it's all based on what you "need" at the time, and personal preferences, and what you can afford. Pretty sure that's what I said. You have what you need for your workflow.. You bought 2 machines.. Why, I don't know.. Could you do it with 1 machine? I think most people don't have or want 2 machines, or can afford that. Personally, like I said, I buy the most I can get on products, especially storage(phones). But I also qualified with "what you can afford". I never said "just because". This 2015 MBA is the first Mac I've ever owned, and I bought it used in 2018 I think. Stayed away from 4gb even though I knew macOS is good with memory management. I just wanted to learn macOS and be able to store all my iTunes movies and my pics/vids from iPhone. I looked ahead as I figured macOS, like iOS on phones, gets bigger and more processing intensive with every new "feature" added. I found out with the new ones then, you couldn't upgrade storage after purchase and I didn't have $1800+ for a new one. I wanted 1 machine to do everything I needed, and I wanted the MBA form factor. Got the 2015 8gb/128 and upgraded to a used Apple 512gb, then when that was getting close to full, the NVMe SSD and adapters were available and supported so upgraded to the 2TB SSD. Also have the TB2 dock and monitor. I've not gotten a new machine yet. You can't add storage or memory on it after purchase. So, as everything is soldered on now, and if you don't like the idea of maybe having to go through selling and upgrading at some point later, then get more if you can afford it. From what I've read on this M1, it should be in service for quite some time and be quite usable. I personally would also go with the 8/8 option if going to do high intensity work. So if you like to have everything portable and onboard, and not all in the cloud or carry around drives, get more than you need currently. But I also qualified with "what you can afford". I never said "just because". You have your opinion, I have mine.. IMO it's a good recommendation depending on preferences, use case/future, and what can be afforded.