Now, according to MrMacintosh on X, "M4 Mac mini power button problem solved™
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It's official. You have to lift up the mini to turn it on
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Now, according to MrMacintosh on X, "M4 Mac mini power button problem solved™
Now you will have thermal problemsNow, according to MrMacintosh on X, "M4 Mac mini power button problem solved™
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Haven't done it in weeks!
This thing SIPS power, and I like having it there stepping up and hitting the keyboard (watch unlock.)
Do the same with my Ultra Studio.
This thing SIPS power, and I like having it there stepping up and hitting the keyboard (watch unlock.)
Do the same with my Ultra Studio.
Final ruling: No one cared where the power button was located on their Mini.
I actually prefer it on the bottom.
It's out of the way and therefore not easy to accidentally press when feeling around for ports and cables.
I've had the new Mini since launch and I've probably pressed it twice in, what, 4 months?
A lot of noise about nothing.
Yeah, I'm starting to prefer it on the bottom as well. Having the late 2018 model, it was far to easy to grab the sides from the back and accidentally turn it off.
Actually, Mr Macintosh’s Mac will have them.
I wouldn’t advise anyone to do that, honestly. The machine has been designed taking into account the airflow of both hot and fresh air, and most importantly, the power supply is embedded into the inner side of the top case. If the power supply dies… it’s gonna be an expensive repair.
I don't think anyone that was pointing it out thought it was going to be a major inconvenience. It's more about it being stupid design. They very easily could have made the gap between the table and the power button set higher in that corner so a finger could fit under it without lifting it up.
No, it's not a inconvenience, but it just shows a lack of care and design considerations. That's all.
It has generated months of discussion of PC users saying things like "herp derp stupid power button" and Mac users saying things like "i haven't had to power up my Mac with the power button for 2 years".
Which is a pretty good advertisement for power management that just works properly.
A small piece of grey gaffer tape dimmed the light to a level (on an M1 Mac Mini) that eliminated complaints from the girlfriend.
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Eh,
1) you are rewriting history, some people were falling over themselves complaining vociferously about how bad it was.
2) Stupid design but not inconvenient? So, not a problem, but still a stupid design? Don't get that. But sure, you would have them make a gap, potentially break up internal air flow, and make it so you have to hold it down while pushing up. Thats great design? And how big a gap? can't be too small for the large boned amongst us, and needs to be easy to slip under without moving it. Do you own one? Thing is so darn small and light ... hard to imagine being able to slide a finger under a gap, push up, and not inadvertently moving it.
I think the current model is brilliant design. I can use one hand to turn it on without having to use the other to hold it in place. It takes zero effort to slide a finger underneath with my palm on top and lift it up slightly to press the button. it is actually easier than my Mac Studio which has a more conventional design.
In retrospect, this is a better design than the Studio. You can do it one-handed! With the Studio, I have to hold the opposite side to keep it stable when I push the power button.
As I wrote, I rarely reboot these systems and turn them off even less frequently.
As I wrote, I rarely reboot these systems and turn them off even less frequently.
What's even stupider than the design is yall's defense of it. In my opinion.
If they had designed it so you DIDN'T have to lift up the computer to press the power button, or in such a way that you could press it without the machine moving, I couldn't imagine anyone saying, "Man, it sure is stupid how they designed it so that the power button is easily accessible without lifting it up."
But then again maybe my imagination is as bad as the mac mini design team.
(I know none of this matters, just having some fun!
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What's even stupider than the design is yall's defense of it. In my opinion.
If they had designed it so you DIDN'T have to lift up the computer to press the power button, or in such a way that you could press it without the machine moving, I couldn't imagine anyone saying, "Man, it sure is stupid how they designed it so that the power button is easily accessible without lifting it up."
But then again maybe my imagination is as bad as the mac mini design team.
(I know none of this matters, just having some fun!
Sure I’ll play along 🤣
I’m not defending it, worse, I like it!
So sure I’d like it if a button I pushed maybe every month or so was placed so that I could push it without having to hold the computer.. but I got to ask, have you ever held a 2024 Mac mini? They are ridiculously light. Ain’t no force light enough that touching it won’t move it.. it has to be secured or braced. So you can’t put it on the bottom or sides, but aha you can put it on top and press down against a desk! Because no one ever puts something down on the top that would accidentally push it. Right?! Right ?!
Hey why not turn the apple logo into a button?!
You and others don’t like where it is? Cool. But to turn personal preference into a condemnation of an industrial design choice that signals the company is uncaring (boo hoo) and incompetent? Me thinks someone has been drinking from the blind self confidence well too much 🤣