Rating Every Apple Product of 2024 (ONE Gets F)

[@albanbrooke]

Stephen: ONE Gets F Me: It better be Apple Intelligence

[@Asif-rb7zl]

Apple Intelligence and siri are dodo tier

[@Elliot-nu1bb]

I have another short cut idea: have a wallpaper of a switch that when u tap it it changes the wallpaper(that’s easy obviously) but when you turn the switch on it turns on light mode and when you turn it off it turns on dark mode

[@beardfm]

I saw a TikTok like this I think...will see what I can do!

[@jeffhale1189]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the ranking. Blessings on your day.

[@beardfm]

Appreciate you watching!

[@oren_katz]

Should I wait for 17 Pro Max if I have a smaller 14 Pro 2 years old with 86% battery health? Is it worth it over upgrading to the 16 Pro Max?

[@sjenx02]

I personally got a 16 pro with my 14 pro at low battery health (mostly because I wanted the camera upgrades and other QOL changes) but I know this will be my last upgrade for a few years. I’d say it could be worthwhile upgrading but just remember that all of these new features aren’t going anywhere and they’ll only get better with future phones

[@dman7895]

@@sjenx02 do not bother unless you really need that usb C port. wait for 8k video and full wifi 7 spec. hopefully better bluetooth and 5G advanced bands on next phone or two as well

[@oren_katz]

@@sjenx02 Thank you, so you would say still wait for the 17 pro max if I haven’t upgraded yet from my smaller 14 pro?

[@oren_katz]

@@dman7895 Thanks bro, so you would say still wait for the 17 pro max if I haven’t upgraded yet from my smaller 14 pro?

[@beardfm]

Hard to know what the 17 Pro will offer. If you can wait it out since we're already 4 months into the cycle, I'd say wait. But if there's a good deal on a 16 Pro Max and you get a decent trade-in price for the 14 Pro, the 16 is a great model!

[@Sah-dd1zh]

One other thing with AirPods Max, they removed the hardwired listening capabilities as well. With the lightning version, you could buy a lightning to 3.5 mm cable and use them as monitors, can’t do that with the new USBC version.

[@beardfm]

I saw that from 9to5 Mac, and it''s ridiculous. Huge miss.

[@bucklifetech]

You nailed this list. iPad Pro and Mac Mini are my favorite devices of the year with the 16 pro and Magic Keyboard right behind them

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it! I do love the new iPad Pro

[@chriscardoso]

Great video! Show the complex one next!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@MoritzHelling-d8d]

I would buy the AirPods Max if there was any option for MagSafe. To put in a cable for charging them doesn’t feel like 2024.

[@beardfm]

Would've loved a MagSafe option.

[@supereldian]

You were too generous with Apple Intelligence 😂. I hope you and Jason can further discuss this week on Primary Tech

[@Fracture1603]

Totally. The only feature of Apple Intelligence I use is reduce interruptions which is actually useful but everything else is meh or worse (image playground being an absolute joke). I feel kind of bad for people who bought an iPhone 16 expecting a lot more from Apple Intelligence when the reality is most of it won't even be available until the phone is 6 months old and even then it is going to be beta quality at best. Apple really screwed buyers this year imho as they were very disingenuous regarding Apple Intelligence and the iPhone 16.

[@beardfm]

Yeah I should've knocked it down at least one. Although, Visual Intelligence is interesting and has potential, but if I'm rating the features *now* Apple Intelligence is pretty lackluster.

[@Fracture1603]

⁠@@beardfmnah it’s your opinion and I respect that, we all have different opinions and that’s cool. I think the biggest let down for me with the visual intelligence stuff is it isn’t doing anything google lens could could (better!) several years ago. Also making it an OS feature rather than app level kinda sucks as it means it’s only ever going to get major updates two or three times per year. Apple need to iterate faster and untie more from iOS core and update it more regularly via the App Store imho.

[@mikldude9376]

Yes the image playground I had a try of on my M1 MacBook pro , my initial impressions it seems a bit gimmicky to me , maybe if you are an arty type you might appreciate it more , I'll give it another try , but so far I wouldn't buy a phone just to get that feature. The iPad pro I would love to have being I still use my iPad air 4 , but seeing apple removed the ultra wide camera wAs a bit of a disappointment, on what they could improve on the pro iPad , given it is labeled with the "Pro" tag , perhaps an extra couple of ports or even 1 extra would be nice , maybe even a a 3.5 mm headphone jack, some of us still use those . Maybe a price cut on the upgrade options might be nice , I'm my neck of the woods (Australia)our dollar is trash so everything costs more and that's just a fact of life , but still going from the poverty model M4 iPad pro 11 inch here , the pov price is $1697 bucks , if you go to the fully specced out 13 inch pro model , it's $4477 bucks before you buy a magic keyboard and pencil pro😂😂😂😂😂 .... Holy profiteering batman 😂😂😂😂 , needless to say a specced out iPad pro is off my list. It all still looks like nice hardware though.

[@RethinkReviews]

I would also add an S tier for AirPods software adding the hearing health/hearing aid features for FREE for AirPods Pro 2. For me, that was probably the best thing Apple released this year!

[@beardfm]

That's true! The hearing test is great

[@marksuter1983]

What SF bag do you have?

[@beardfm]

I use the Executive Pro backpack and the Shinjuku messenger for iPad

[@mikldude9376]

A good Xmas and new year to you sir , and to the viewers . Stay safe .

[@beardfm]

You too, hope you have a great holiday!

[@dman7895]

i have a local friend who streams on twitch that I meet up with IRL every once in a while who actually uses Vision Pro for work every single day., with his Mac and i believe he typically needs as many windows as possible for his workflows, email, tracking financials.... he is loving the new Vision OS 2.2 with more ultrawide and screen resolution mirroring options

[@beardfm]

Interesting! I could see how an  Vision Pro may actually be worth it over 3-4 monitors, which even that would be limited in screen real estate.

[@TransitAndTeslas]

Dang it’s, I am spending way too much money at Apple, just this year alone I bought, Apple Vision Pro, M4 iPad Pro, new MacBook Pro….and now I am probably going to pick up a Mini because the old iMac is getting very long in the tooth as a home server.

[@KcMamunuru]

Can we expect a new roundup of the podcast apps?

[@beardfm]

I've been planning one, will try to get it out!

[@KcMamunuru]

@@beardfm Awesome, thank you

[@nick_fitch]

That is generous placement for Apple Intelligence. 😆

[@beardfm]

haha Jason Aten calls me out for that on today's podcast. It probably should've been D tier

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

that white magic keyboard will suck after your palms/hands are resting on it for a few months 😂

[@beardfm]

I have the original Magic Keyboard in white, used often, and it held up really well!

[@arkabhowmik7832]

I think the white ages well to be honest! I have one that's 2 years old at this point and still looks new

[@Isengardtom]

I mostly agree although in its current state Apple intelligence is D tier at best. I would also reduce iOS 18 to C It’s in the software that apple is the weakest at the moment

[@dubzxn2460]

agreed

[@SPFboy86]

So sad that Apple missed the opportunity to upgrade the AirPods Max. I prefer headphones over earphones.

[@beardfm]

I was allll ready to upgrade for real…but nah

[@mikldude9376]

Yes , a bit lazy of apple , and there's definitely room for improvement on the air pods max especially given it's exorbitant price tag . No sale apple .

[@dman7895]

i dont believe the M4 ipad pro deserves S tier. deleting mics/ultrawide camera alone from last time should push that down a ranking, and itll be a while before we get the latest wifi/bluetooth spec on probably any ipad, or 5G Advanced mostly likely, for that matter. i like this ranking annual tradition idea, but i also like the idea of a PRO product with PRO features. ipad pro long overdue for a second usb c port for accessories.... charging while recording to an external ssd for one use case example. give me bigger better battery life and keep the sleek svelte product as the AIR product

[@beardfm]

I take those points. Using with a Magic Keyboard you do get a quasi-second USB-C port so you can charge and do other data-related things. The wireless connectivity could have been more cutting-edge as well, but the display, thinness, and speed are very impressive.