Which M1 Mac Should I Order? — Mac Geek Gab 843

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Apple announced their M1 Macs today, the first Macs made with Apple Silicon chips. Join Dave and John as they dig into the specs to find out what the differences — and similarities — are between these models, helping you decide which one to order. Press play… and don't get caught!Note: Shownotes are in progress…

Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:

  • 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 843 for Tuesday, November 10, 2020
  • 00:02:15 Three More Things… and more!
  • 00:03:02 Apple’s M1 Chip – The first Mac-based Apple Silicon Chip
  • 00:09:38 New MacBook Air – no fan!
  • 00:11:12 Which laptop do you buy?
    • Both have Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4
    • Both have Wi-Fi 6
    • Both have Bluetooth 5.0
    • Only Pro has a Fan
    • Pro has a couple of hours better battery life
    • Pro has 500 nits, Air has 400 nits
  • 00:27:05 Mac mini dissection
  • 00:30:25 Repackaging the iPad Pro
  • 00:35:28 Wrapping up

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Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton is a podcaster, a publisher, and a nerd who has spent the past three decades of his career educating thousands of computer users. In addition to Mac Geek Gab podcast (now in its 19th year!), Dave is co-host of Business Brain and Gig Gab, two other shows to check out! Dave is also the co-founder and CEO of BackBeat Media, a boutique network of podcasts and websites that represents fiercely-independent publishers, of which Dave considers himself one. He has been involved in online publishing since 1998, when he co-founded The Mac Observer, a popular Apple news site which was acquired in 2021. Technology isn't the only thing Dave's a nerd about: he's also a drummer, playing in Bitter Pill, Fling, and various other projects in and around the New Hampshire seacoast where he and his wife, Lisa, live and raised their two children. Dave's reachable for a limited amount of paid consulting at DaveTheNerd.com and you can find to him on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, too!

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