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M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by LuuTuyen@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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This is ridiclous

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[–] renzev@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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.

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] renzev@lemmy.world -3 points 3 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.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 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.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 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.

[–] ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

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