Good for you, it’s funny the number of people thinking they need high-end machines for tasks a basic M1 would piss on from a great height. Smart move IMHO.

Just buy one. Whatever you want to spend. Then stop worrying about whether you chose well and start using it for whatever purpose you bought it for. 16GB should be your baseline on anything with Pro in the title but beyond that it’s up to you how much or little you want to spend.