davebarnes

Obviously the first marriage for the bride[zilla].

You can buy the 4.0TB OWC Express 1M2 for $450 as advertised here.
Our you could buy the 4.0TB OWC Envoy Ultra for $500. This is Thunderbolt 5 drive for only $50 more.

"Slight elongation" in iPhone replacement cycle"
Whatever.
Over a decade, not meaningful.

Same for iPads.
They are good enough and people are using them 'forever'.
Again, over a decade...

Same for Macs.
I am the 5+ year mark on mine. Have never gone so long. Good enough.

But, in all cases, [almost] no one is leaving the Apple ecosystem.

Thanks for the article.
For me, I only care about weight and display with my iPad.
Given that I only use to surf the web and never watch videos, processing power is of zero interest.
I own an iPad Air 2022, but will look more closely and the entire line when I replace it is about 3 years.

Are consumers clamoring for thinner phones?
For me, thicker with a better camera would be more desirable.

Whatever.
Gives me plenty of time to save up the money to replace my 2020 iMac.
I figure it will cost me $5K for a Mac Mini, Studio Display, and a 4TB external SSD.

Given how little Apple pays for DRAM, 32GB should be the standard minimum.

What about the Y2100 problem?