Ed Sullivan with the new iPad Pro M4, Macs, and Productivity: Finding the Right Tools – HGG613

Ed Sullivan joins me this week! We discussed his collection of Apple devices, including an iMac Pro, 16” MacBook Pro, iPhone 12 Pro, and Apple Watch Series 8. We discuss his decision to purchase his first iPad, a 13” 1TB model with nano-texture glass and a Magic Keyboard. We cover the accessories and apps he bought for the iPad, enhancing its streaming and productivity functionality at home and on the road. Ed also predicts Jim’s next Mac, can you guess what it is? Thanks for listening!







































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Join Jim Collison / @jcollison for show #613 of Home Gadget Geeks, brought to you by the Average Guy Network.







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Ed’s Apple Equipment:







iMac Pro  2017







      3 GHz 10 Core Xeon / Radeon Pro Vega 56 (8 GB) / 64 GB Memory







16” MacBook Pro  2021







     Apple M1 Max (10 CPU cores and 32 GPU cores) / 32 GB Memory







iPhone 12 Pro 256 GB  2020







Apple Watch Series 8 45 mm  2022















iPad Specs







iPad Model Comparison / Cheapest 11” 256 GB – $999 / Most expensive 13” $3,077







    2TB / Nano-texture glass / WiFi and Cellular / Apple Pencil Pro / Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro







• 256 GB and 512GB options come with 8GB of RAM, 9 CPU cores, and cannot be configured with nano-texture glass.







• 1TB and 2TB options come with 16GB of RAM, 10 CPU cores, and they can receive nano-texture glass.







What he purchased







     13” 1TB with nano texture glass and Magic Keyboard $2348







Most powerful YouTube and Netflix watching machine ever made







Comes with 20W charger, cable and nano texture cleaning cloth







Accessories







USB C headphone adapter – https://www.amazon.com/Apple-USB-C-Headphone-Jack-Adapter/dp/B07K25P3N1







Tablet Sleeve – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ97DJ5F







65W USB C Charger –