Currently, the MacBook Air has the newest M-series processor. Also it is by far the lightest laptop, what should be the ultimate concern.

And now, there is not too much of a differentiation between the processing power of a pro laptop, versus an air laptop.

In fact, the real “pros“ will probably have a very very powerful desktop processing machine at home. Not a laptop. Therefore, a powerful MacBook Pro is more of an aspirational thing, rather than a reality.