Yes, keep the power on. Mother Nature would surely approve.
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M4 Mac Mini's Power Button Has New Bottom Location
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Why not move everything down there, charger on the bottom just like the mouse!
Almost as convenient as Magic Mouse's charging port location.
Can't believe people are freaking out over this. Virtually nobody pushes the power button routinely on these and if they do, they shouldn't. There's no need to power down a Mac mini. Sleep mode uses almost no energy.
and then Apple said I'll take the magic mouse and raise you a mac mini, whatchu gonna do huh?!
I use a secure VESA mount cage to fix the current model to the rear of our monitors. That is not going to work so well with that ill-conceived power button position.
I guess I'll use the Kensington Security Slot instead...
I guess I'll use the Kensington Security Slot instead...
And I thought the Studio's power button was a nuisance to reach.
I'm wondering if this is something similar to ios not really allowing you to turn off bluetooth? In that case apple wants every one to have stuff turned on because they want your device to be part of crowdsourcing stuff. Could it be that they are aiming for macos to always be on, becuase they want stationary machines to do something while they sleep?
I wonder if this Mac Mini will automatically turn on when plugged in for the first time like the MacBooks do.
The Apple car was cancelled because to start it you had to jack it up and push the start button that was located on the bottom of the car.
You used more energy posting that comment than a Mac mini would use sleeping for hours.
In sleep mode I expect the power draw is a handful of watts. Having it in sleep for eight hours probably draws less power than what it takes to power on from a full off state and re-load all your apps off the SSD.
I'm quite sure the power button (Touch ID) on the Magic Keyboard can be used to turn the device on so this is just fine.
In aggregate it’s sizable depending on how many are out there.
And you have to press it at least once and it’s a bit inelegant to have to tip it to switch it on.
Imagine a live unveil and Craig tipping it up trying to turn it on 😂
Really should have been on the back. Where it was and has been since the beginning 😆
