Apple has introduced the new M3 chip to the 24-inch iMac, and they'd very much like you to buy one... but could you save money by buying the older M1 iMac on the used or refurbished market? Is the 2021 M1 iMac worth buying in 2023? What are the differences between the two machines, and which specification should you consider?
The new larger 15" MacBook Air with M2 is here! Has Apple managed to keep the solid feel of a MacBook with this larger thin chassis? Will the larger MacBook Air do a better job of cooling the M2 chip... will we get a little more performance?
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Differences to 13" MacBook Air
1:30 Weight vs competitors
2:03 Build quality
2:34 Keyboard and trackpad
3:00 Speakers and sound quality
3:51 Display
5:21 External display support
5:55 First impressions
7:23 SSD thoughts and benchmark
8:15 8GB RAM / 256 GB SSD base model
8:40 SSD & RAM options
9:09 Should you spec 24GB?
10:01 Ports
10:19 Charging options & battery life
11:02 Wireless specs
12:01 Video conferencing, camera and microphones
12:29 M2 chip
13:36 Benchmarks: Geekbench 6 CPU
14:50 Benchmarks: Geekbench 5 CPU
15:30 Context: MacBook Air vs 2019 MacBook Pro i9
16:56 Benchmarks: Geekbench 6 GPU Metal
17:15 Benchmarks: Geekbench 5 GPU Metal
17:22 Context: MacBook Air graphics vs AMD Radeon
18:07 Cinebench R23, temperatures, and 13" MacBook Air comparison
19:33 Benchmarks: Blackmagic RAW Speed Test
20:10 Benchmarks: Affinity Photo 2
20:41 Benchmarks: BrowserBench.org
21:21 Conclusions
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#iPhone11 #Apple #Torras
Apple's accessory prices are crazy! Fortunately, there are some fantastic cheaper alternatives. Here's my thoughts on the iPhone 11, Apple's pricing, and some interesting benchmarks.
I bought these products with my own money, and my opinions are my own.
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In this video I experiment with RAID 0 Striping to combine four Samsung 990 Pro SSDs into one very fast storage volume! I'm using the ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 Gen 4 card to mount the drives.
I also create a two-drive system stripe with a pair of Crucial P5 Plus SSDs... and I compare the speed of my motherboard RAID versus using Windows RAID with Disk Manager.
From my Short on this, where I posed the 'guess how fast?' question... a shout out to: @MeinDeutschkurs for correctly predicting stripe performance; @deavo74 for guessing the theoretical top speed correctly; @jimtaylor431 for guessing very close; and @andrewchandler2347 whose guess was closest to what we actually got.
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#eGPU #FCPx #2013MacPro
Should you invest in an eGPU to help with video editing? What difference will it make if you shoot footage in H.264 vs ProRes 422? What if you are using a 2013 Mac Pro 6,1?
In this video I test eGPU performance on both ProRes 422 and H.264 footage, using the 2013 Mac Pro and a top-spec 2018 MacBook Pro 13". The results are interesting!
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Edifier's R1700BT Bluetooth bookshelf speakers offer a modern take on a traditional design. Can an active speaker setup replace hi-fi separates? Given the relatively low price, can we expect a decent listening experience?
Disclosure: Edifier sent this review sample without charge and we are not required to return it. However, the brand did not get to see this video before publishing, nor can they make any changes to it. Our opinions are our own and represent an honest, unbiased impression of the product.
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Is the Joby Wavo Air wireless microphone set a good choice for content creators? How does it compare to the Rode Wireless Go II, or the DJI Mic? And perhaps most importantly, what did Erin put in my coffee?
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Different wireless microphone options
3:51 Joby brand
4:14 What's included in the box?
8:59 Test setup
9:29 Joby Wavo Air studio samples
9:51 Rode Wireless Go II studio samples
9:56 DJI Mic studio samples
10:02 Joby Wavo Air noisy indoor samples
11:13 Erin is evil
11:38 What did she put in my coffee?
12:03 Technical errors with Joby Wavo Air
12:56 DJI Mic outdoor samples
13:03 Rode Wireless Go II outdoor samples
13:09 Use the supplied cables!
14:09 Joby Wavo Air outdoor samples
14:29 Joby Wavo Air range test
15:23 Drawing some conclusions
17:24 Joby GripTight GorillaPod for MagSafe
19:02 Let's talk about the price
19:50 Which one would we buy?
21:32 Our thoughts on sound quality
22:33 A final thought on price
23:25 Conclusion
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Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to speed up your macOS workflow - here are 7 are my favourites.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 (1) Full Screen Mode
0:26 (2) Force Quit
0:43 (3) New Folder (Delete and Undo)
1:05 (4) Spotlight
1:54 (5) Emoji Window
2:10 (6) Screen Recording and Capture
4:37 (7) Lock Screen / Log Out
5:25 Conclusion
#macOS #keyboard #shortcuts
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Apple has released a new 11" and 13" iPad Air with M2... and new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models with the all-new M4 chip and a super bright Tandem OLED display! There's a new "Pencil Pro", a Magic Keyboard with function keys (for some), and some good news on pricing (along with the inevitable increases)... and there are one or two things Apple glossed over or didn't mention...
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#apple #ipadpro #ipadair
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Can you use a tablet to edit video with Davinci Resolve? In this video we compare the iPad Pro with Surface Pro 9 to see whether Intel has caught up with Apple Silicon for video work.
Yes, it's probably a bit silly to do serious 4K video editing tests with tablets, but we all know that Apple's M1 and M2 chips have the ability, and now that Davinci Resolve is available for iPad... how does it compare to a similar tablet featuring Intel's i7-1255U?
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0:00 Intro & tablet specs
2:07 Test overview
3:21 Encoders & decoders or GPU?
3:38 Timeline proxy resolution
4:01 iPad Pro timeline performance
4:26 Surface Pro 9 timeline performance
4:56 Rendering settings & process
5:53 H.264 render comparison
7:07 Initial reactions
7:32 H.265 render comparison
8:17 BRAW render comparison
8:58 Benchmarks don't tell the full story
9:31 Intel vs Apple Silicon
9:47 Video editing on a tablet?
10:28 The problem with M chips in iPads
10:47 Explaining the results
11:34 eGPU with Surface Pro?
12:06 eGPU explainer
13:03 Davinci Resolve Studio settings
13:45 Timeline performance
14:00 Rendering performance
15:27 IMPORTANT Disclaimer & eGPU conclusions
15:56 Conclusion - Apple Silicon benefits everybody
16:26 Charts
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