Donating my M1 2020 Air to my mom and thinking of picking up one of these laptops instead of a refurb M2 Air 16GB 512GB. I've been flipflopping for days and was wondering which one would you get if you'd say replace every 3-4 years?
A. SELLER REFURB - M1 Pro 8-core CPU | 8-core GPU, 16GB, 512G - $1915.14 CAD (taxes in)
B. OPEN BOX - M1 Pro 10-core CPU | 16-core GPU, 16GB, 1TB - $2463.99 CAD (taxes in)
C. BNIB - M2 Pro 10-core CPU | 16-core GPU, 16GB, 512GB - $2061.17 CAD (taxes in)
Leaning towards the M2 Pro just for the "newness" of it. I was initially drawn towards the Open Box M1 Pro 10/16 core since performance seems identical to the M2 Pro but the $400 difference for storage seems a bit too much. I have around 100GB free in my 256GB MBA M1. Which would you choose? Is anything I should be aware of or any particular reasons I should choose one or none of the options?