New Macs’ benchmarks blow us away [The CultCast]

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The Mac Studio specs make us swoon (and question the Mac Pro's raison d'être. We talk new Macs on our Apple podcast, The CultCast (episode 599).
The Mac Studio specs make us swoon (and question the Mac Pro's raison d'être).
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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The M2 Ultra chip gives the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro incredible powers, the first benchmarks show. And the new 15-inch MacBook Air doesn’t look too shabby, either. In fact, it seems like the ultimate Mac laptop for most people.

Also on The CultCast:

  • We’ve got a great travel charger from Ugreen in this week’s giveaway.
  • Erfon uncorks an update on the untimely death(?) and possible rebirth of his beloved original HomePod.

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This week’s top Apple news

On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).

Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:

Weekly Cult of Mac giveaway

Wide compatibility and US, UK and EU plugs make the new charger great for travelers.
Enter for your chance to win this great travel charger.
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Win a 65W GaN travel charger you can plug in anywhere

This week, Cult of Mac is giving away one 65-watt GaN travel charger from Ugreen. It’s powerful, portable and packs three ports, plus a trio of adapters so you can use it in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

To enter, just visit our giveaway page. You’ll find multiple ways to gain free entries.

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