Hands on with the new MacBook Pro, iOS 17.2 features, future of the iMac

Following the review embargo lifting for the M3 iMac and MacBook Pro lineup this week, Chance talks about his hands-on experience with the new MacBook Pro. Benjamin and Chance also discuss the uncharacteristic Apple PR statement about the future of the iMac roadmap, the disappointing outlook for the AirPods Max, and all the new features coming in iOS 17.2.

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Chance Miller

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Benjamin Mayo

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Links

• M3 MacBook Pro review: Peak performance – Six Colors
• M3 MacBook Pro reignites debate over 8GB RAM, and Apple tiers
• macOS ‘High Power Mode’ expands to 14-inch MacBook Pro for the first time
• Hands-on: Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro in space ‘black’ (and why I bought it)
• Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac
• The first Apple Watch was supposed to launch with blood sugar monitoring
• Apple Watch for Android was coming, canceled to protect iPhone
• Apple Health: Blood Pressure, Glucose, Sleep Apnea; Team Issues – Bloomberg
• iOS 17.2 has a system to update sealed iPhones at Apple Stores
• iOS 17.2 beta 1: Here are all of the new features and changes
• The simplicity of Apple’s Journal app could end up ruining it
• iOS 17.2 beta includes all-new Journal app; here’s how it works
• New AirPods Max coming next year reportedly will still lag behind AirPods Pro features, lack H2 chip
• 3D movies showing up in Apple TV app ahead of Apple Vision Pro launch