I just bought one and have to agree. I was aiming for the i9 because audio production tools hadn’t migrated fully but it wasn’t available anymore so I went with an M1. inside of a month any of the tools or plugins I’ve bought in the past have all updated for the m1. Including Waves plug-ins now.

Outside of software work I run Logic as my primary DAW and it’s like there are no limits. It’s fantastic.