Where do you stand on the ‘non-pro’ MacBook Pro debate? [Poll]<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>There’s been something of a debate going on recently over what some term “the non-pro MacBook Pro,” with what John Gruber refers to as “the no-adjective M-series chip.”</p>
<p>The debate centers on whether it makes sense to buy the base model <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MacBook Pro[/url] rather than the significantly cheaper but similarly-specced <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-air/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MacBook Air[/url] …</p>
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Where do you stand on the ‘non-pro’ MacBook Pro debate? [Poll]