16GB M1 Air has been all I've needed since release. I have an M1 MBP from work, but rarely use it. The MBP is a brick in comparison and really only brings GPU grunt I don't care for
So a 16/24GB Air is my recommendation, especially if you're coffeeshop hopping. Pick the size depending on your preferences
Not a Matlab users, but a software engineer
16GB M1 Air has been all I've needed since release. I have an M1 MBP from work, but rarely use it. The MBP is a brick in comparison and really only brings GPU grunt I don't care for
So a 16/24GB Air is my recommendation, especially if you're coffeeshop hopping. Pick the size depending on your preferences