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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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 –