I HATE APPLE

I recommend Oris

Yeah, the last update made things goofy for us too. Text messages coming in through the computer; problems that we had fixed before came unfixed.

I had one day when the watch drained noticeably faster after applying 17.4.1 on the phone and now it's fine. I assume it was just indexing.

yeah the text messages got screwy because icloud sync dropped off or something, so messages I had gotten on my computer didn't show up on my phone. Lots of restarting and turning things off and on again in the settings got it going again.

Air pods are magic, but god do I hate putting them in the case. I always put them in the wrong way (right for left)…and then drop them…straight into a grate on the sidewalk

I've prob asked before, but what is currently the best keyboard for Mac Mini? Also monitor, although I've seen tests for those. Also is Mac Mini still good, or has Apple screwed with it?

I think it’s fine. Cheaper than the notebooks

I use the Apple keyboard with numberpad, it’s worked fine for at least a couple of years so far.

I love the Logitech MX Keys. Also let's you sync with multiple computers simultaneously.

monitor depends on your needs but Dell Ultrasharp's are generally a good affordable option. If a photographer/graphics professional BenQ sw series, maybe Asus ProArt. I use Eizo which is amazing but this makes a good argument for the apple display: https://www.on-sight.com/display-recommendation-thoughts/

though I make use of the internal calibration you get with the likes of Eizo and the better BenQs.

Thanks yall---prob gonna be Mini or iPad Pro---

Also is Mac Mini still good, or has Apple screwed with it?

Current speculation is that the Mini will skip the M3 processor and go directly to the M4, but the M2 it ships with now is more than adequate. FWIW, we have a LG 27" thunderbolt monitor on our Mac Mini here and it works great.

for the mini i would say the apple keyboard with touch ID is non-negotiable - it means you never (okay rarely) have to type a password ever again. one of the few really massive usability advances in recent years

I overpaid for the Apple 27” monitor - bought a 4K with good reviews and returned it, years of a 27” iMac make it impossible to go back.

The Apple is good but a little too glossy/reflective (and the nano glass diffused version was visibly less sharp to me in a store), but the only other 5K option was the LG that’s also expensive and even more reflective.

there’s a samsung 27” 5k that regularly goes on sale for about $8-900

and a dell 32” 6k but thats like lol $2500

Best screen most of us can afford is the one in a MacBook Pro

I shelled out for an Eizo cs2740