The apple Mac Air (M1) chip computer is great. It is fast and quiet. The computer fires up very quickly. No lag when opening programs. I haven't had it crash on me yet! Much better than a windows system. I will never go back to windows.
I feel like I've had a lot of mood swings -- from WOW this is awesome (compared to my previous 2012 MacBook) to WTSeriousF Apple?! -- but, after a week of experimentation, am settling out on "It's probably a keeper." Word of warning: there's still some quirks with the Bluetooth even after updating OS (which I would have known, had I researched Big Sur more first) and some devices may not ever pair with it. Also not sure how the shift to M1 has messed with compatibility now and in the future. But overall, it seems to be a slick little girl.