I bought a 300 euro ThinkPad that's going on 9 years now. It was my only computer for the entire time until about a week ago, when I bought another 300 euro ThinkPad. I also didn't have a smartphone, only a basic dumbphone for a large portion of that time.

So for me, yes, MacBook Airs, like the lovely M1 I'm writing this on (I love my job!) are luxury goods.

Just because Ferraris cost half a million doesn't mean a 50k BMW isn't luxury.