Kevin C. Wong

Apple Event - M1 MacBook Pro

Apple Music Voice subscription - This is a $5 streaming-only tier with access to the full catalog, without Spatial audio or lossless audio.

HomePod mini - Now comes in multiple colors. I guess more Siri support. Don't know if Intercom feature is new though it demos more like broadcast voice messages than a multi-way intercom system.

AirPods - New 3rd generation supports Spatial audio, Adaptive EQ. 6 hours listening time.

MacBook Pro - 14" and 16" models with M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs.

M1 Pro SoC
-- 200 GB/s memory bandwidth
-- 32 GB unified memory (for both CPU and GPU)
-- 10 CPU cores (8 high performance, 2 efficiency)
-- 16 GPU cores
-- Discrete media engine for video encoding/decoding, supports ProRes
-- Supports 2 external monitors

M1 Max SoC
-- 400 GB/s memory bandwidth
-- 64 GB unified memory (for both CPU and GPU)
-- 10 CPU cores (8 high performance, 2 efficiency)
-- 32 GPU cores
-- About double capable media engine
-- Supports 3 external monitors + a 4K television

14" Model
- 3.5 lb
- 17 hours video playback
- starting at $2k

16" Model
- 4.7 lb
- 21 hours video playback
- starting at $2.5k

- no TouchBar, back to physical keys
- back to more ports: HDMI, 3x Thunderbolt 4, SD card slot, headphone jack. MagSafe 3
- ProMotion: variable refresh rate up to 120 Hz
- Liquid Retina XDR display
- 1080p front camera
- 3 input mic
- 6 speaker audio
- 7.4 GB/s read speed SSD (512 GB to 8 TB)

The 14" model can use an M1 Max SoC so has the same CPU and GPU performance as the 16". With the 16" you're getting a bigger display and more battery and that's it (even the SSD maxes out at 8 TB in both models). So I would probably get the 14".