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# Apple's iPhone Event is Set, and New Mac mini and Mac Studio Models
- URL: https://tomfanderson.com/apples-iphone-event-is-set-and-new-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-models/
- Published: 2026-09-05T23:08:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-07T00:17:08.000Z
- Author: Tom Anderson
- Tags: Podcast

Apple just locked in a date for the big iPhone event, and new Mac mini and Mac Studio models landed early with a price jump that'll make your eyes water. Tom and Jeff run the actual numbers on both new Macs, weigh in on the iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and the long-rumored foldable, and swap notes on cameras, Face ID quirks, and an update on Tom's new notebook habit.

In this episode:

- Apple's iPhone event is officially set for September 9
- New Mac mini and Mac Studio pricing and specs, and why they cost so much more now
- What a fully maxed-out Mac mini and Mac Studio actually run you
- iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and the foldable iPhone, and what it might cost
- Camera lens talk and Halide's new "film types"
- Face ID vs. Touch ID, and Jeff's post-stroke Face ID quirks
- Tom's notebook and habit-tracker update, plus a Lochby Field Folio gift for his son

Links from the show:

Mac mini: [https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/](https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/?ref=tomfanderson.com)

Mac Studio: [https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/](https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/?ref=tomfanderson.com)

Halide: [https://halide.cam/](https://halide.cam/?ref=tomfanderson.com)

Lochby Field Folio A5: [https://www.lochby.com/products/field-folio-a5](https://www.lochby.com/products/field-folio-a5?ref=tomfanderson.com)

Lochby Pocket Journal: [https://www.lochby.com/products/pocket-journal](https://www.lochby.com/products/pocket-journal?ref=tomfanderson.com)

Field Notes: [https://fieldnotesbrand.com/](https://fieldnotesbrand.com/?ref=tomfanderson.com)

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