Using words like “rarely” and “unless” in your description screams “keep the portable MBA” to me.
It reads like portability is not what you really look for in your Mac, but may be something you utilise.
Personally, I absolutely crave a high-powered, desktop Mac.
But, I love using my machine wherever I want (which often ties to what my wife is doing at the time).
And I love the simplicity of having only one Mac to look after.
But I crave a high-powered, desktop Mac.
,
I’ve learned that my M1 MBA is possibly the perfect machine for me because portability wins out (but I’m still tempted to get an iMac and superglue a handle on it or something.)