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789: Back to the Mac, with Matt Gemmell

2025/3/23

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Matt Gemmell: 我在过去八年半的时间里一直使用iPad Pro作为我的主要电脑，并且非常享受这种体验。iPad 的多功能性和便携性让我能够在各种场景下完成工作，包括写作、设计、音乐制作和视频编辑等。然而，随着时间的推移，我的工作需求发生了变化，我开始进行更多的视频编辑和音乐制作，这些工作对电脑的性能要求更高。因此，我最终决定回归到Mac，选择了一款高性能的16英寸MacBook Pro。虽然Mac的便携性不如iPad，但其强大的性能和稳定性能够更好地满足我的需求。在使用Mac的过程中，我发现了一些iPad上无法实现的功能，例如更强大的多任务处理能力和更便捷的软件管理。总的来说，iPad和Mac各有优劣，选择哪种设备取决于个人的需求和工作方式。 David Sparks: 我对Matt使用iPad作为唯一电脑八年半的经历感到非常惊讶和钦佩。这充分证明了iPad的强大功能和适用性。同时，我也理解Matt最终选择回归Mac的原因，因为他的工作需求发生了变化，需要更强大的性能和稳定性。在讨论中，我们也谈到了CalDigit扩展坞的优越性，以及在Mac和iPad上使用各种生产力工具的体验。 Stephen Hackett: 我同意David的观点，Matt的经历非常具有说服力。我们也讨论了iPad的多任务处理能力，以及Matt更倾向于在iPad上专注于单一任务。此外，我们还讨论了Matt使用的各种写作工具，以及他如何将SuperNote电子墨水屏平板电脑融入到他的工作流程中。总的来说，这次访谈让我们更深入地了解了iPad和Mac各自的优势和劣势，以及如何根据个人需求选择合适的设备。

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Matt Gemmell, our guest, details his recent tech upgrades, focusing on his new 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Max chip and his experience with the CalDigit Element 5 Thunderbolt 5 hub. He discusses the pros and cons of his choices, including storage options and the matte screen.

16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Max chip, 128GB RAM
CalDigit Element 5 Thunderbolt 5 hub
2TB internal drive, supplemented by external 8TB drive
Preference for glossy screen over matte

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Author Matt Gemmell joins Stephen and David to talk about using an iPad as his only computer for eight and a half years and why he recently switched back to the Mac.

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This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments)

Submit Feedback)

Matt Gemmell)

Books — Matt Gemmell)

Matt Gemmell (@[email protected]))

Matt Gemmell (@mattgemmell.bsky.social))

Matt Gemmell - YouTube)

Element 5 Hub – CalDigit)

Thunderbolt 4 Dock – CalDigit)

Three Tiny Laptops - MacStories)

Back to Mac — Matt Gemmell)

Rediscovering the iPad — Matt Gemmell)

Moom)

Alfred 5 for Mac)

A picture is worth a thousand permissions requests – Six Colors)

Ulysses)

OmniOutliner - The Omni Group)

Outlining in MindNode - MindNode)

Ratta Supernote E-ink Tablets)

reMarkable E-ink Tablets)

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit)

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789: Back to the Mac, with Matt Gemmell