412: ‘His Most Pro Shirt’, With Dan Moren

Dan Moren returns to the show to discuss this week’s introductions of the first M4 Macs: iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pros.

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Links:

• Yours Truly: “In Defense, I Swear, of the Magic Mouse’s Charging Port Placement (daringfireball.net/2024/10/in_defense_i_swear_…)”.

• “Sidenote of the Week: All MacBook Air Models Now Start With 16 GB RAM (daringfireball.net/linked/2024/10/30/macbook-a…)”.
• David Schaub’s chart of base RAM in Mac desktops since 1984 (mstdn.social/@dschaub/111813281624281698).

• His corresponding chart of base RAM in Mac laptops since 1999 (mstdn.social/@dschaub/111382154184733138).

• Dan, in a column for Macworld: “The Truth Behind Apple’s Most Unpopular Decisions: It’s Not About You (macworld.com/article/2504793/apples-decisions-…)”.

• M4 iMac:
• Daring Fireball: “Apple Introduces M4 iMacs, With Updated Colors, a Nano-Texture Display Option, and USB-C Input Peripherals (daringfireball.net/linked/2024/10/28/m4-imacs-…)”.

• MacRumors: “M1 vs. M3 vs. M4 iMac Buyer's Guide (macrumors.com/guide/m1-vs-m3-vs-m4-imac)”.

• M4 Mac Mini, now even mini-er:
• Daring Fireball: “Apple Unveils Mac Minis With M4 and M4 Pro Chips (daringfireball.net/linked/2024/10/29/m4-mac-mini)”.

• Dan Moren: “The M4 Mac Mini: Tricks and Treats (sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/the-m4-mac-mini-tri…)”.

• M4 MacBook Pros:
• Daring Fireball: “Apple Unveils New M4 MacBook Pro Lineup, Including, Hallelujah, a Nano-Texture Display Option (daringfireball.net/linked/2024/10/30/m4-macboo…)”.

• All Souls Lost (dmoren.com/writing/all-souls-lost) — Dan’s latest novel, a modern noir mystery.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.