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  • How to create reminders in Calendar in iOS 18

    mike1mike1
    I presume reminders can be added to a shared calendar.
    That way my wife can remind me to stop at the store on my way home so I'll get the alert when it matters.
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  • M4 Mac mini rumored to get a redesign making it smaller than ever before

    mike1mike1
    sflocal said:
    blastdoor said:
    mike1 said:
    What would be the 24" - 27" monitor of choice to pair this with these days? Anything out there remotely as good as an iMac display but less expensive than a Studio monitor?
    Back in the spring when I realized there would be no new Macs at WWDC, I bought a refurbished m2 pro Mac mini to replace my 27 inch iMac. 

    I initially bought a Dell monitor to go with it, thinking it was a great deal relative to the Apple studio display. I was horrified by it. It looked so much worse than my iMac when I saw them side by side. I sent back the Dell and shelled out the money for the Apple. The web cam is as poor as reviews say, but the most important thing by far is the display quality. 

    Maybe Apple will make a less expensive 24 inch display….
    It's not necessarily that the Studio Display is expensive, it's that the competition is all low-price junk.  If the LG 5K uses the similar display, but everything else about it is cheap quality garbage and people think Apple should drop their quality to compete.  

    I've always used iMacs, but since Apple has abandoned the 27" display, and what will replace it now has me considering a Mac Studio.  That means buying a display.  The Studio Display (imho) is still the best display on the market and expensive as it is, it will be a better investment than anything the competition has.

    Thanks all for the feedback. I'm starting to think that the latest iMac is the better value (for me). I am fine with the 24" screen for this application and it's less expensive than a comparable Mac Mini and Studio Monitor combo. About $1,000 less based on how I would configure them using today's product.
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  • M4 Mac mini rumored to get a redesign making it smaller than ever before

    mike1mike1
    What would be the 24" - 27" monitor of choice to pair this with these days? Anything out there remotely as good as an iMac display but less expensive than a Studio monitor?
    Alex1Nwatto_cobra

  • When will Apple launch the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro?

    mike1mike1
    I'll be looking to upgrade my 12Pro on day 1. Been living with a minor crack on the screen for the last month. Never bothered to repair since trade-ins don't care about condition anymore.
    Afarstar

  • Set-top showdown: Apple TV 4K vs Google TV Streamer compared

    mike1mike1
    Would be curious to see a side-by-side comparison for video quality. Not just specs, but actual picture quality, especially upscaling of HD video to 4K.
    Of all the internal/external streaming devices, the Apple TV has the best picture quality and unsurpassed presentation of HD programs to my 4K TV.
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