The thing is the M1 does actually compile code faster than a 2015 Macbook Pro. I use both, for things like word processing I find they both work equally well.

The thing is the M1 does actually compile code faster than a 2015 Macbook Pro. I use both, for things like word processing I find they both work equally well. Notebooks are much less varied in the types of work you do with them. It's mostly pen or pencil to paper kind of work.