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264: October event debriefing


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Listen to Cody and Sebastien give a debriefing of the event Apple held in late October. The two co-hosts give their first impressions of the new MacBook Air, the new Mac mini, and the new iPad Pros. Also some interesting discussions about the current state of the MacBook line up, as well as the impact of terrific hardware slowed down by poor software. 

Show Notes

Results of the draft

The event as a whole

  • Felt quick
  • New faces
  • Why New York?
  • Musical performance: Lana Del Rey

MacBook Air

  • Key specs (Geekbench vs MacBook and MacBook Pro)
  • Pricing and availability
  • State of the MacBook line of products (old Air still available)

Mac mini

  • Same design
  • More expensive
  • More geared towards pro

iPad Pro

  • New size (11-inch vs 10,5)
  • Insane performance (Geekbench puts in close to 2018 MBP)
  • Design: Face ID orientation, super thin, camera bump
  • USB-C
  • No headphone jack
  • New Apple Pencil($30 more)
  • New accessories: Smart Folio Keyboard ($179 and $199) and Smart Folio $79 and $99)

What we didn’t see at Apple’s iPad Pro and Mac event

Nomad introduces all-in-one wireless charging hub for iPhone and Apple Watch

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