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What happened to the new surface to keep them from slipping out?

Yawn. Show me the 32” and I’ll show you my money.  Still running a 27” iMac with 4 i7 processors and I prefer it over my wife's 24” M1 iMac. 

Nobody drives in New York anymore. There’s too much traffic. 

StrangeDays said:

Apple’s is $300 more but is smaller, lighter, way more attractive, and has tons of added features, from speakers to the camera to Center Stage, brightness, etc. Seems like the value proposition is there. 

Older LG has camera and speakers. But why is this comparison even relevant if the LG is discontinued? What are the similar AND available alternatives to the studio display when purchasing a Mac Studio or Mini?

bluefire1 said:

I’ve read that the new watch sizes will be incompatible with current watch bands. That’s going to piss off a lot of Apple Watch owners if true.

Nah. Watch bands are like iPhone cases. Always fun to get new ones and the old ones never fit your new phone. Even better, you actually get a new watch band when you buy a new watch, you don’t get a case with your new iPhone. 

If you like the current mute switch you probably don’t have, 1) short fingernails, 2) large hands or 3) don’t have a case. The current mute switch implementation has been annoying to operate since it’s inception and good luck seeing the orange chip if you have a red phone or a case,  I think a solid state switch with option for a long-touch with haptic feedback would be great.
As for the volume controls, I wonder if they could implement a slider effect using the solid state button? Also, many people use the volume+power buttons to take screenshots. How would this work if all buttons are solid state?

My wife lost her phone five days ago. It was an iPhone 14. We still owe AT&T another 10 months of that phone so we are certainly looking for an inexpensive iphone.  We are really not in to the refurbished game. That’s fine if many or most of you are but the vast majority of people I know aren’t buying refurbished electronics when they are often only 10 to 20% cheaper than new. I see the 16e is getting a lot of run as an iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 replacement but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are people out there who think it’s a perfect replacement for an iPhone 14 as well.