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Is the M1 iPad Pro 2021 vs. the M1 MacBook Air a fair comparison when it comes to what these devices can do? The M1 Macs have been out for awhile with the iPad Pro just getting into our hands over the last couple of weeks, but they do both have the Apple Silicon M1…

With WWDC just days away on June 7th, can we expect the M1X to be announced at this event? The M1X 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pros are a long awaited addition with a very surprising M1X Mac Mini, but will these devices make an appearance at WWDC, and if so, when are they…

So is the Thunderbolt 3 port on the M1 12.9 inch iPad Pro 2021 slow and is there a fix coming with the Thunderbolt controller with iPadOS 15 at WWDC? If you’re wondering whether this is the iPad Pro to buy, I ran a few benchmarks to test out the transfer speed from a Thunderbolt…

I bought the iPad Pro 2021 based purely on spec. And when I say spec, I really want to emphasize the speculation versus just what’s under the glass of this device. The iPad Pro 2021 does have awesome specs on paper and it’s hard to argue with that regardless of what side of the technology…

Does this Thunderbolt 4 dock fix your M1 Mac? The M1 Mac’s Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports seem to be slower and not offer a true Thunderbolt 4 experience, but does this mini dock from Anker get it any closer to its full capability? In this video I run a few benchmarks and speed tests on…

The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone SE 2 battery life isn’t always the greatest for those that are power users. If you’re on the go or not near a charger, these battery accessories for the 12 mini and SE 2 may help you get all day battery with a fairly heavy use case. In this…

After Apple’s April 2021 event are you now going to be getting the M1? Or are you still going to wait, again? In this video I give you some additional perspective on April’s April 2021 event where they announced the highly anticipated the iPad Pro with M1 chip along with AirTags, an updated Apple TV,…

What’s it like when a Mac user builds a custom gaming PC? In this video I share the behind the scenes of building, with the help of my son and his friend, a gaming PC that I’ll be using for testing against the Apple Silicon Macs, but full disclosure is that this will primarily be…

If your external or internal SSDs are filling up and you’re looking for some backup and archiving solutions on a budget. This Western Digital EasyStore can be a great starting point with a variety of terabyte options to help you backup and archive those files at a reasonable price. And, in some of my testing…