Should you upgrade a 5-year old laptop in 2026, or wait? (opens in new tab)

I'm been chewing on the idea of getting a new laptop. My current MacBook Pro is not exactly sluggish – it has 32GB RAM and the M1 Max processor – but it does chug a little with Lightroom, has 2TB storage which isn't quite enough, plus it would be a great upgrade for one of my kids. So after 5 years I think an upgrade might be in order.Trouble is, laptop prices have skyrocketed because the AI companies are hoovering up all the RAM, so which is being called a Sandisk stock has risen nearly 10x ...