The 2022 Apple MacBook Air with the M2 SoC is currently on sale for US$849, a 120-day low rate at Best Buy. The entry-level M2 MacBook Air packs an 8-core CPU and GPU, 8 GB of memory, and 256 GB of RAM. Furthermore, the display on offer is a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS panel that has a notch housing a webcam.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Entry-level-Apple-MacBook-Air-13-with-M2-chip-drops-to-lowest-price-in-120-days-at-Best-Buy.743841.0.html
8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. That's what I have in my laptop!
... but my latop is EIGHT YEARS OLD. Luxury laptops -- and all the MacBooks qualify -- should have at least twice as much as a starting point, nowadays.