My brother has that M4 and two buddies of mine have the E1 G36C. Personally i like the feel and build quality of the M4 over the E1's and the ROF is a little better as well (if that matters to you) by using a 9.6 battery over the 8.4 the G36 comes with. The E1's though have more power out of the box though, my bro hates using his in the woods since it only shoots around 315fps and can't punch through brush very well.