Aaron Parecki

Dave - Post. Color. Gear. https://twitter.com/PostColorGear • Oct 19
Yeah, I hear you. And to be clear, if someone has the money to spend and wants one of them, more power to them. That's awesome. It just ZERO sense for ME to put that money down on a computer, right now.

and like you said, when I think $4000, I think more lenses.

Yeah for sure, I have no issue with people buying them! If I hadn't bought this M1 Air in June I probably would be buying one right now.

Portland, Oregon • 54°F

1 like

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 6:02pm -07:00
Dave - Post. Color. Gear. https://twitter.com/PostColorGear • Oct 19
With the amount of creators purchasing the new $4000 Macs, I need to either:

1. limit my expenses per month.
2. up my YouTube game.
3. Call my credit card company and up my limit.
4. Ponder how much lucrative illegality is worth it 😂

That's the same config I was looking at, and could not bring myself to do it. I just keep thinking about all the other things I could buy with $4000, like a 32x32 SDI matrix, or 10 Lumix G7 cameras, or...

Portland, Oregon • 55°F

2 likes 5 replies

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:49pm -07:00
danj https://micro.blog/danj • Oct 19
@jessekelber Oof, that sounds good. I've had a weird Linux laptop for the last few years, but I just can't seem to love it. I had a 2011 Air for six years and it basically ruined me for any lesser computer. 😍

The 2010-2011 11" was so good! I used that thing for years!

Portland, Oregon • 55°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:48pm -07:00
Contributions from: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:47pm -07:00
danj https://micro.blog/danj • Oct 19
@aaronpk Good to know! I don't do much video editing—most of my work is prose or code—but there have been times where 256GB storage feels tight.

In Canada, the 8/256 Air is $1,299 and the 16/512 is $1,899... The Pro would be a ridiculous indulgence for me, as hot as the new form factor is. 🤓

Hey, maybe in another year or two we'll get a redesigned Air with MagSafe and an M2, and that'll be your huckleberry. (I'm tempted to hold out for that machine, in fact!)

I still want the old 12" size back! That was my favorite form factor by far. A 12" Air with magsafe and the SD card slot would be amaaaazing

Portland, Oregon • 56°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:43pm -07:00
Jeremy Grant https://twitter.com/jgrantindc

Once @auth0 introduced support for @FIDOAlliance platform authenticators in June, it instantly ate much of OTP and Push as the preferred authentication option 😎

Portland, Oregon • 56°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 10:54pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:34pm -07:00)
danj https://micro.blog/danj • Oct 19
@aaronpk Been thinking of swapping my 21.5" iMac for that M1 MacBook Air. I keep getting lured by upgrading to 16 GB RAM and/or the 512 GB storage, but I probably don't even need those! Does the 8 GB Air ever feel RAM-constrained?

Yeah I'm definitely maxing out the RAM and it always is using swap, and I do have to use external drives to work on any video projects because those are way too big for the internal drive. But at the time I bought it, it was clear there was going to be a new launch in the fall, so I didn't want to spend any more on the computer than I had to. But now, looking at the specs, the $1449 Air with 16/512 is a lot more appealing than the $4000 config I'd get on the Pro.

Portland, Oregon • 56°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:33pm -07:00
It's here! I designed these stands to make it easier to use the YoloBox on a desk and to give you ways to attach accessories like wireless mics or HDMI receivers!

The new PK1 stand for YoloBox and YoloBox Pro are available for preorders, shipping starting November 1! Available in both red and black for both YoloBox models!

Visit https://pk1.tv/pk1-yolobox-stand/ for links to purchase!

Portland, Oregon • 56°F

1 like

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:22pm -07:00 #livestreaming #pk1stand #yolobox #deskgoals #whatsonmydesk #pk1 #video
hawaiiboy https://micro.blog/hawaiiboy • Oct 18
@aaronpk thanks for that. I’m going to pick up the Air at Costco

It is surprisingly good, especially for $999. I'm not sure I would spend more than that, because once you start getting closer to $2000 it probably makes more sense to go with the new M1 Pro processor.

Portland, Oregon • 56°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 3:06pm -07:00
patrick tomasso. https://twitter.com/imPatrickT

the greatest apple retcon is just erasing everything in between the mid 2015 MacBook Pro and the new M1's.

it's like going from Carpenter's Halloween to the 2018 sequel.

Portland, Oregon • 55°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 8:59pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 2:06pm -07:00)
MaAAARRGHco Hengstenberg https://twitter.com/nice2meatu • Oct 18
See my last tweet Aaron. It's cool for what it is but that price tag got me sweating. 😅

On a completely different note: nice to see you at @btconf in Düsseldorf soon-ish. 🤟

haha yeah exactly, it's super great! I'm just not thrilled about spending $4000 on a computer.

I'm excited for @btconf too! 🤞

Portland, Oregon, USA • 55°F

4 likes

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 1:51pm -07:00
Sigmund Judge https://twitter.com/sigjudge • Oct 18
I went with the M1 Max for the multiple display out capability without the need for lots of Display Link adapters. Currently looking to see if theres a device out there that simplfys Zoom scraping. Any ideas?

Yeah that's definitely a limitation of this M1, but as my main day-to-day computer I don't actually need more than one external display anyway.

I'd definitely take a look at ZoomISO and DeckLink cards or an UltraStudio, which is far better than multiple displays anyway.

Portland, Oregon, USA • 55°F

2 likes 1 reply

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 1:49pm -07:00
I bought the cheapest M1 Macbook Air back in June ($999/8gb/256gb) expecting to want to upgrade to whatever Pro was launched this fall, but tbh I've been super impressed at how powerful it is, even for video editing, and I don't really feel like I need to upgrade now 🤷

Portland, Oregon, USA • 55°F

24 likes 17 replies

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 1:39pm -07:00 #apple #macbook
Bill Amend https://twitter.com/billamend

In honor of today’s #AppleEvent, here’s a classic Halloween comic from back in the day…

Portland, Oregon • 55°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 7:09pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 1:38pm -07:00) #AppleEvent
Tommy Callaway https://twitter.com/tgcallaway

I'm going to edit a notch into my future videos for optimal macbook viewing experiences.

Portland, Oregon • 54°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 7:49pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 12:52pm -07:00)
WTF OAuth https://twitter.com/wtf_oauth

Developed for internal use at Google, OAuth is an elegant solution to making web services easy to use while keeping your private data private.

Portland, Oregon • 53°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 2:51pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 12:01pm -07:00)
ZAKtalks TECH 🇨🇦 #CES2022 https://twitter.com/ZAKtalksTECH • Oct 18
HUGE THANKS to @nomadgoods for the care package! 💚
I LOVE the pen! 🖋️❤️👍

that's quite the care package! looks great!

Portland, Oregon, USA • 53°F

2 likes 1 reply

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 12:01pm -07:00
Sara 🍑y https://twitter.com/saradietschy

MagSafe, sd card, hdmi
NO TOUCHBAR
Ladies and gents after 5 years we finally got what we’ve wanted all along 😅

Portland, Oregon • 51°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 5:34pm +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 10:43am -07:00)
Contributions from: Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 8:43am -07:00
Addie https://twitter.com/EposVox

I've said repeatedly for all of 2021 that NFTs provide worse solutions to problems that have already been solved, do not help the art scene in the big picture, and comes off as a cult every time I hear about it - challenging everyone I can to change my mind. it hasn't happened.

Portland, Oregon • 47°F

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 6:41am +00:00 (liked on Mon, Oct 18, 2021 6:29am -07:00)

older