This week, Plugged In can't decide if this newsletter is small or far away.
Let me tell you a fact: online buying guides are the fucking bomb.
Whenever I've been on hunt for a new product, there’s little more useful (AND FUN!) than filling your sponge-brain with delicious syrup knowledge.
Yet, amidst this sticky glut of mind sharing, I've found one element that's often overlooked: size.
GIMME A PHONE AS BIG AS THIS FUCKING HUGE RED DOG
You can find reams and reams of info on what type of product best suits your life (PRO! LITE! ULTRA!), but there’s far less spoken about how the dimensions of a product work for you.
This makes no sense.
Of course, there are articles that make the connection between size and how you're gonna use a bit of tech, but they're much less common.
Here, friends, is where I segue into some shameless self-promotion.
Last year, I got an iPad Pro. I love the damn thing, but I had many sleepless nights (I wish this was an exaggeration) over whether I should choose the 11-inch or 12.9-inch version.
A year later, I did what any totally balanced and normal person would do: I made a video about it.
A plug? Definitely. Weirdly specific? You betcha. But will it help me eat? Well, I’ll let Dr. Dre answer that.
Basically, this is exactly the sorta thing I wanted to see when I was choosing an iPad Pro.
And, even if you're not in the same boat, never forget that all knowledge is good knowledge. Who knows? Maybe you'll be overcome with the urge to get an iPad Pro soon.
If that's the case? Well, cheques in the mail.
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