Posts by Kevin Ross

The M1 Max 14-Inch MacBook Pro battery performance in low power mode may help in certain workflows, but are you really going to get all day usage out of this MacBook Pro? The take home message here with this 14-inch MacBook Pro review is that it depends on your work environment (the actual environment), what…

How is the M1 Max 14-inch MacBook Pro performance with Xcode? In this review I go through the Xcode WebKit build while plugged in, on battery power, and low power mode. Is the fan noise too much and is the thermal envelope too small for the 14-inch MacBook Pro for heavy tasks? I also ran…

The M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros are starting to get to your hands and you might be wondering what is the best and fastest external SSD. In this review and tutorial I go through some synthetic benchmarks as well as large file transfers, exporting a 4K video timeline and running apps and software…

The M1 Max 14 inch MacBook Pro battery and performance seems to be an issue for some, but is this a dealbreaker for this device, and is it really a problem if it’s not under load constantly? In this review of the 14 inch M1 Max MacBook Pro I run through some benchmarks as well…

The M1 Max MacBook Pro is here, so let’s get to work. I picked up the 14 inch M1 Max MacBook Pro with a 10-Core CPU and 32-Core GPU with 32GBs of RAM and a 1 TB SSD and I wanted to kick this off as a series of videos where I review the M1…

The M1X MacBook Pros and Mac Mini should be announced very soon, but should you buy immediately after the Apple announcement? I know there are still a lot of leaks and rumors about these devices, but what some aren’t really talking about is the shipping delays that could occur because of the global manufacturing bottlenecks…

Will the iPhone 13 Pro make you a better photographer? I know that this concept has been tossed around and this is a very loaded question. Context is everything when it comes to smartphone photography and filmmaking, and in this iPhone 13 Pro camera review I do want to provide some context. With the latest…

The iPhone 13 Pro Unboxing and tempered glass screen protector in an ASMR style, because there’s just no reason to say anything at the moment. Once I review the iPhone 13 Pro, then I’ll have plenty to say about this device, but until then, feel free to just let the vibes flow. The gear I…

Apple’s iPhone 13 event just happened and I know that there’s already been a lot of content around this latest Apple news, but I have to admit that I was wrong when it came to the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro. At least wrong in the sense that the iPad Mini should have been…

Alright M1 iPad Pro, why can’t we love you? As many of you who follow my on YouTube, I’ve reviewed the M1 iPad Pro and have continued to test this latest device from Apple and I know for many here in the community that there’s just no way it can be your only computer. This…