Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I bought an M4 Max Mac Studio, it's an upgrade from my M1 Max. Can I offset like 1% of the cost with revenue from this video?

Resources I mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links, as an Amazon Associate I earn for qualifying purchases):

- Mac Dev Playbook: github.com/geerlingguy/mac-dev-playbook
- Older blog post and Main channel video on it: jeffgeerling.com/blog/2021/dont-fall-love-your-mac—automate-it
- Pyinfra: pyinfra.com
- AVerMedia capture card: amzn.to/424eSUi

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Contents:

00:00 - Unboxing and setup
04:22 - First boot and Apple Intelligence rants
07:39 - Let's automate this!
11:39 - Automation makes it boring
13:01 - Don't automate everything (it's not worth it)
14:44 - Okay, I'll benchmark the M4 Max (just a little)