Comment on M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location

• renzev@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is correct, but still, fuck apple. What if I just prefer to turn my computer off instead of putting it into sleep mode? And how exactly am I supposed to wake up my computer from sleep if the power button is inaccessible? I know macs can be configured to wake up on keyboard/mouse activity, but that makes them too easy to wake up on accident.

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  • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It would be annoying, but to be fair, it’s the Mac Mini, which is small and easy to pick up. I would guess you could just tip the corner up to press the button.

    I still think it’s a dumb design. It’s going to confuse everyday users

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    • renzev@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s going to confuse everyday users

      Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I believe this is the intention. I think big companies deliberately put in confusing and bad design to “test the waters” and see if people will still buy their products. It’s the same with the apple mouse charging on the bottom, or why companies keep making their logos uglier with each iteration. It’s a psy-op to condition the masses into accepting worse products without complaining.

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  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And how exactly am I supposed to wake up my computer from sleep if the power button is inaccessible?

    Poke your finger under the corner and push up. It doesn’t take a rocket surgen to figure out how they want you to hit this button. You can tell from their promo images that they designed the base to make the computer sit up enough for this.

    I know macs can be configured to wake up on keyboard/mouse activity, but that makes them too easy to wake up on accident.

    Why does it matter? It’s just gonna go back to sleep in 30 seconds if you don’t mess with it.

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  • DJDarren@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You know this thing is tiny, right? It’ll be shockingly easy to pick up and press the button. Even with cables hanging out of it.

    I use a 2014 mini with all cables hanging out the back, and it’s really easy to pick up.

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  • ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A key on the keyboard turns it on afaik. You don’t need to press the power button.

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • kalleboo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The Mac mini draws 5 W when on, let alone sleeping

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  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is short-sighted. The amount of extra power the computer draws at a high power state while performing boot-up tasks makes the sleep power draw a better option. Not to mention the sleep power draw happens at off-peak hours where the grid can provide more green power vs. the dirty mid-morning peak power. The break-even point that I’ve calculated across the machines I’ve plugged into my meter is approximately 3-4 days. With a big ol’ “it depends” sticker slapped on top.

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  • MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is the 5 watts on an M series Mac?

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