Have been eyeing this model for many months but never pulled the trigger, after seeing the new M2 MBA I decided to get that instead once it comes out next month.
This is the cheapest I've ever seen this model come down to, usually lowest has been around the $1697 mark. Price applicable to both Silver and Space Grey colours
A really excellent price, but keep in mind this is the older touch strip model, and, well, there's a good reason Apple has all but abandoned it in their other models.
I used one for about 8 months, and the whole time it continued to be a solution looking for a problem. It really disrupted my work flow because every time I needed to do something that involved the f-keys, even just shortcuts like play/pause or volume, it involved having to drag eyes off the main screen to go through the menus to find the option I needed, most things like volume required more than one tap, unlike a dedicated button you had to first tap the volume, then use the slider, then tap back out of the volume menu.
Even the original concept of having things like scrubbing through videos or colour picking in design apps fell flat, because it was easier and faster to simply use the in-app colour picker with the mouse pad, which doesn't require you to move your hands away from their natural position on the keyboard deck
If you like the touch pad, by all means get one of these, but be wary of it if you aren't used to it. Don't fall for the hype from seven years ago when these first came out.