2026 March Rickies

26th February 2026 at 12:14am

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Connected #592: The Rickies (March 2026) (show notes)

🥇 Regular Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Regular	"A new Mac laptop is announced in multiple colors"
	That is, not part of an existing line, but not locking in to a "MacBook" variety.
Myke	Regular	"John Ternus is quoted in every press release about new products"
Stephen	Regular	"The iPhone 17e is announced"
Federico	Regular	"The new iPhone 17e supports MagSafe"
Myke	Regular	"The MacBook has a screen smaller than 13 inches"
	Strictly "less than", not "less than or equal to."
Stephen	Regular	"The base iPad is updated and supports Apple Intelligence"

⚠️ Risky Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Risky	"The new M5 Max chip in the MacBook Pro comes with a new architecture that..."
	"Better separates CPU and GPU inside the chip" Ungraded: something like a 2.5D chiplet design "Allows Apple to advertise higher sustained performance and better heat dissipation" "Allows for more than two configuration options for M5 Max" These must be CPU/GPU options, not other things in the SOC like RAM
Myke	Risky	"There is at least one new Studio Display"
	"At least one model features a Mini LED display with a 90hz refresh rate" "Apple will create a new name to describe this panel (like Liquid Retina XDR)" "The old Studio Display and Pro Display XDR are still available"
Stephen	Risky	"There is a new entry-level Mac laptop, powered by an A-series chip"
	"Apple calls it the MacBook, but mentions or shows the original colorful iBooks" "It has MagSafe and two USB-C (not Thunderbolt) ports" "The base SKU has 8 GB of RAM, isn't available in all colors, and starts at $699" That price could be the regular or education store price.

💪 Flexie Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"There is a silver MacBook"
Stephen	Flexie	"There is a blue MacBook"
Stephen	Flexie	"There is a yellow MacBook"
Stephen	Flexie	"There is a pink MacBook"
Stephen	Flexie	"There is not an orange MacBook"
Federico	Flexie	"The new low-cost MacBook comes with a slightly more expensive cellular option"
Federico	Flexie	"The new low-cost MacBook cannot charge as quickly as a MacBook Pro"
Federico	Flexie	"John Ternus is photographed in person at one of the media events"
Federico	Flexie	"Tim Cook is not photographed in person at any of the media events"
Federico	Flexie	"The new MacBook will not support Wi-Fi 7"
Myke	Flexie	"RAM prices do not change on the MacBook Pro"
	The original prices: 24 GB included, 48 GB for $400 on the Pro 36 GB included on the 14 core Max 48 GB included on the 16 core Max Uprgades on the Max are 64 GB for $200 and 128 GB for $1000
Myke	Flexie	"M5 Pro and M5 Max come to MacBook Pro"
Myke	Flexie	"Nothing changes for the Mac Pro"
Myke	Flexie	"There is a video released to the public on Wednesday"
Myke	Flexie	"Apple's press release touts Apple Intelligence features coming to the iPad. They talk about writing tools and show a screenshot from Image Playgrounds"
Myke	Flexie	"An image of a Formula 1 car finds its way in to a press release or video"
Myke	Flexie	"Apple mentions their 50th anniversary being this year"

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