Adam Engst recently wrote a post on TidBITS describing his journey migrating from a 27″ Intel iMac to an M4 Pro MacBook Pro. He entitled the article Switching from a 27-inch iMac to a 14-inch MacBook Pro: A Fresh Start.
I asked him to come on Chit Chat Across the Pond so he could walk us all through how he decided on the MacBook Pro (vs. a Mac mini or a Mac Studio), how he made his display migration decision, how he had to modify his desk, and how he’s wrong about trackpad placement. But that’s not all, Adam chose to migrate no data and no applications! It’s a story of a clean install beyond anything I’ve ever done, so you know it was super fun.
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