103: Lockdown Computing

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Lockdowns due to the pandemic of 2020-2021 has shifted a lot of peoples computing needs with working from home on their computer now a real driver for many people. We look at how it's impacted John and take a walk down history lane of Vic and John's various Macs for the past few decades and how it led to a controversial purchase.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
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John’s Macs Past and Present:

• eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) Specs (eMac USB 2.0, M9425LL/A*, PowerMac6,4, A1002, None)
• MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core 2 Duo” 2.66 (Unibody) Specs (Late 2008/Early 2009*, MC026LL/A, MacBookPro5,1, A1286, 2255)
• MacBook Air “Core i7” 2.0 13" (Mid-2012) Specs (Mid-2012, MD846LL/A, MacBookAir5,2, A1466, 2559)
• MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core i7” 2.5 Mid-2015 (DG) Specs (Retina Mid-2015 15", MJLT2LL/A, MacBookPro11,5, A1398, 2910)
• MacBook Pro 13-Inch “Core i7” 2.7 Touch/2018 Specs (Mid-2018 13" (Touch Bar)*, BTO/CTO, MacBookPro15,2, A1989, 3214)
• Mac Pro “Quad Core” 2.66 (2009/Nehalem) Specs (Early 2009, MB871LL/A, MacPro4,1, A1289, 2314)
• Mac Pro “Quad Core” 3.7 (Late 2013) Specs (Late 2013, ME253LL/A, MacPro6,1, A1481, 2630)
• iMac Pro

Vic’s Macs Past and Present:

• MacBook Pro 16-Inch “Core i9” 2.3 2019 Specs (2019 16", MVVM2LL/A*, MacBookPro16,1, A2141, 3347)
• iMac 27-Inch “Core i7” 4.2 (5K, Mid-2017) Specs (Retina 5K, Mid-2017, BTO/CTO, iMac18,3, A1419, 3070)
• MacBook Pro 15-Inch “Core i7” 2.2 Late 2011 Specs (Late 2011 15", MD318LL/A, MacBookPro8,2, A1286, 2563*)

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