[US $1000-$1500] Jumping in the Apple Realm for Work/Personal Use. MBP or Air and configuration recommendations please.

**Summary:** Got my annual raise confirmed, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to get an Air or MBP. Half of the reason is for my job in IT, using it as a test bed for scripting, configurations, ect. The other half would just be casual personal use, maybe some video editing on the highest end of my ambitions.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:** $1000-$1500 * **Are you open to refurbs/used?** No * **How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?** Really divided here between a MBP or an Air and what better suits my needs as stated above. * **How important is weight and thinness to you?** Doesn't matter between the MBP * **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.** Really happy to go smaller here for price, but not opposed to a bigger screen if it makes more sense. * **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.** Not going to be gaming, but there's a potential for video/photo editing with Photoshop and Premiere Elements if it can handle it. * **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?** N/A * **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?** N/A * **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.** I'm figuring 16 GB is safe, but really don't know where you guys would draw the line between the M3 or M4. Is 256GB good enough or would you find the floor at 512? Most of all, MBP or Air for my use case?