I snagged one

iPhone 17 Pro Max

 I have been on a quest for a new iPhone 17 Pro Max. It had been quite a search over the past two weeks. Trying to search at the right time to snag one as it became available had me checking three times per day. 

First image with new iPhone 17 Pro Max
Finnegan
Tequesta, FL
October 22, 2025

I was successful yesterday. I actually was online at just the right time to order the phone on Tuesday evening for pick-up yesterday. Earlier Tuesday, I could have snagged one at a store 74 miles away, but I was not that desperate. A short time later my local store, 6 miles away, offered the phone, although not in the color I wanted, for Wednesday delivery and that was where I ultimately went. Staying local saved about 4 hours of driving in Miami rush-hour traffic.

I am retiring my iPhone 14 Pro Max, which has served me well--well, actually, it failed me during our trip to South Africa earlier this year, and Apple replaced it under Apple Care. But overall, the iPhone 14 was a great tool for the years that I had it.

I know it has only been 3 years since I got my iPhone 14 Pro Max, but Apple made enough changes in the camera system and the inclusion of Apple Intelligence to make me renew my phone earlier than normal. I really think I am going to like it--I enjoy it so far. 

My first real test of the camera/video system will be the 

Stuart Airshow Opening Night on November 7. I fought with my phone last year to get videos of the flying, and I am hoping that the new 17 Pro Max will work a lot better this year. Time will tell. I have about two weeks to figure it all out. 

Here is the video from last year's Stuart Airshow Opening Night. I have also secured reserved seats in the second row which should help with the video exercise. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL