I have a mid 2019 intel i5 13" 128gb that l’ve been using for almost 4.5 years now. I mostly use it for photo and video editing (Raw files and footage from my drone). It still works fine but the battery probably only lasts 1-2 hours which is why I pretty much always use it plugged in. I was thinking of getting the 14" base M3 pro model with the unbinned chip and hoping that the smaller form factor wouldn’t be too small as it does seem more comfortable to carry around.
you should upgrade, only because you want it, dont need to justify it, just buy it and enjoy
And obviously it will be faster and better because it’s new, I just recently upgraded from a 2017 laptop to this years model and though it wasn’t necessary I dont regret my purchase, I love it
I’m just wanna see what people think of the new m3 chip