Is the M1 air still viable in 2025?

Im a graduate student who uses the laptop mainly for writing research essays on word and using endnote, reading up papers in pdf form, often around 5-6 tabs open at once and some video streaming. And need a device to carry around for classes.

No graphic intensive tasks, so i dont need the power of the pro.

I can get the base M1 air 8gig ram at my budget. But since its 4 years old now, is it still a viable option?

Thank you.