“A fat Mac mini with too much power”

It's time for Rob and Mark to give you their full opinion of the Apple spring 2022 event, with the benefit of more than a week of mulling the whole thing over. An obscure 70s band and Rob's homebrew HomePod make an appearance too, because, well, this is Eight or Sixteen.

Links

• Lunar - make your external display feel more Apple-like with keyboard controls:
  • https://lunar.fyi
• Or if you prefer to roll your own:
  • https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
• Eve Spectrum Glossy 4K display:
  • https://evedevices.com/pages/spectrum-order
• Alienware 34” OLED display:
  • https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/alienware-34-curved-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3423dw/apd/210-bcye/monitors-monitor-accessories
• Dell 27” 4K UltraSharp with 3 year warranty and zero dead pixel policy:
  • https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/dell-ultrasharp-27-4k-usb-c-hub-monitor-u2723qe/apd/210-bdpf/monitors-monitor-accessories
• HUAWEI MateView 4K aluminium display - £449 upfront with coupon AGSG10MNTMAR, but £100 cashback offer currently (see below):
  • https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/monitors/mateview/buy/
• HUAWEI £100 cashback (UK):
  • https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/promo/smartoffice-cashback/
• Samsung S22 - guaranteed £200 trade-in value for any Android phone in any condition when purchasing a new S22 (not S22+ or Ultra), plus 1yr Disney+ and Galaxy Buds Pro:
  • https://www.samsung.com/uk/smartphones/galaxy-s22/buy/
• iPod Dock Bluetooth 5.0 adaptor:
  • https://smile.amazon.co.uk/DockLinQ-Bluetooth-Sounddock-Wireless-Receiver/dp/B07SLYN8L3/

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