The normal M3 chip will be good enough for web development.

I’d say Pro. The m3 chip is amazing. I’m editing 60mp photos (On the M3 Max, add a few seconds extra for the M3 Pro) 120mb+ photos in Lightroom literally almost instantly. I rendered close to 300 finished and edited photos today together and the device didn’t even heat up.

I own one band for my series 5, and one for my ultra. I literally couldn’t care less.

I wore my ultra in -15f weather last year and it performed amazing. No hiccups at all.

I’ve had amazing battery life with my M3. Overkill, maybe. But it’s going to last you longer + longer software support than all the other options.

Get a M1/M2 MacBook Air. Cheaper than the pros and as long as you don’t plan on doing any serious photo/video editing it will work out amazing.

Welcome to the life. Now you can start using it 🤣. My 13” was FULL of dents and scratches before I upgraded. I actually miss having an inch of dents on it. Makes it easier to not worry.