Any chance of a Mac mini being usb-c powered as an option?

[bniu]

Since the Mac mini maxes out with a M2 Pro chip, and that’s well within the power footprint of a 96W output from the Apple studio display, I was wondering if we could ever see a Mac mini that could run entirely off of the Thunderbolt/usb-c connection instead of needing a separate power cord. I am thinking of VESA mounting a studio display to my wall and it would be nice to have the Mac mini stashed behind the display and just be powered off of that port so I can avoid having a second wire hanging down.
Is such an idea feasible?

I know we can already operate a 14” MBP entirely off of the studio display’s power output, don’t think a Mac mini would be a stretch?

 

[chabig]

I wish we could too, but it's not possible because of the way it's built.

 

[Yebubbleman]

Since the Mac mini maxes out with a M2 Pro chip, and that’s well within the power footprint of a 96W output from the Apple studio display, I was wondering if we could ever see a Mac mini that could run entirely off of the Thunderbolt/usb-c connection instead of needing a separate power cord. I am thinking of VESA mounting a studio display to my wall and it would be nice to have the Mac mini stashed behind the display and just be powered off of that port so I can avoid having a second wire hanging down.
Is such an idea feasible?

I know we can already operate a 14” MBP entirely off of the studio display’s power output, don’t think a Mac mini would be a stretch?

That's a lot of engineering just to not have a second wire. You're much better off getting a $20 cable management solution to hide/consolidate the two cables. But even that sounds nutty.

The other thing to consider is that, in lieu of the 96W brick for the 14-inch M1/M2 Pro MacBook Pros, the Mac mini has its power supply built-in. For the MacBooks, it's external. So, you'd have to accommodate the power brick. Not really worth it in most cases.

 

[magicMac]

That's a lot of engineering just to not have a second wire. You're much better off getting a $20 cable management solution to hide/consolidate the two cables. But even that sounds nutty.

The other thing to consider is that, in lieu of the 96W brick for the 14-inch M1/M2 Pro MacBook Pros, the Mac mini has its power supply built-in. For the MacBooks, it's external. So, you'd have to accommodate the power brick. Not really worth it in most cases.

Yeh exactly, much better to have the AC-DC power supply built into the device where possible. Making it external on the Mini means just two smaller boxes rather than one "small enough" size. This is where apple have got it right over the NUC IMO.

For any one who needs it to be DC powered, system integrators / battery powered setups of some kind, well they can just rip the board out and wire their own DC power supply to the logic board. Who cares about the warranty on a 500 USD device!

 

[Fishrrman]

No.
Not a chance.