Yes, personally M1 MacBook Air (8 GB of RAM!) is just great except, minimally, for the limitation on the number of external monitors. Using also a more powerful MacBook Pro (64 GB) with multiple external monitors but subpar in battery duration and portability comfort beyond the specs mentioned in the official Apple page.
BTW, Today I experienced a "Your system has run out of application memory" [1] in the Pro with the same usage that I give to the Air. Have not time to investigate further.