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Mac Mini Concept Art
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I suppose that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
In my opinion, the concept art looks terrible.
richmlow
Parowdy
macrumors 68000
Does this count as „Concept Art“ if it is AI generated?
Not to be rude, but in this day and age, if I was a designer, I’d make damn sure that there are no inconsistencies between different images this jarring.
Here though, not only does the power plug from the second image not fit to the socket from the first, the power button switches sides and the number of Thunderbolt ports changes, too. So does the shape of the Ethernet port and the overall size and placement of all ports for that matter. Also the shape of the chassis itself is much more rounded in the first picture, while it is more square like new MacBooks in the second.
Stop the slob
Not to be rude, but in this day and age, if I was a designer, I’d make damn sure that there are no inconsistencies between different images this jarring.
Here though, not only does the power plug from the second image not fit to the socket from the first, the power button switches sides and the number of Thunderbolt ports changes, too. So does the shape of the Ethernet port and the overall size and placement of all ports for that matter. Also the shape of the chassis itself is much more rounded in the first picture, while it is more square like new MacBooks in the second.
Stop the slob
Heindijs
macrumors 6502a
The first picture seems to be drawn in vector software such as Illustrator. The second picture is a 3D render. I don't think it's AI generated.
Why they couldn't keep the power button consistent, I don't know..
That said, this design needs VESA mount points and it would be awesome.
Because it's very light. Pushing a physical button would require you moving the unit rather than pressing the button. Hence you need to hold the unit and press the button with two hands or stretch your hand to do both at the same time.
also the button needs to be somewhere that hinders accidental touches when you are inserting any cable on the back.
The current location of the power button on the Mac Mini is right, but could benefit from being a bit more accessible
Would love to see these colors on the mini and would buy one. Though the current silver mini looks nice, it will be good to have more color options. However don’t see Apple releasing the mini in different colors. Maybe at most, a space grey/black version might be available one day. But that too it might replace the silver. Highly unlikely that Apple will offer two colors at the same time.
sigh... no it's not dumb, no it's not where it should be. It's a functional, rational and cosmetic choice.
functional and fational beucase for a device that is samll you need to be able to turn on the device with one hand. Pinching is the easisest way to do that. Like iMac's power button that is on the back of the screen.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
It is dumb, and I question the functionality of it when you basically have to lift up the comptuer to find the power button. I don't know how that could be considered functional
The power button for the studio, is not idea, but its so much better then the mini, why not do the same thing?
This is the exact same placement as the previous design of the Mac minis, and it was never an issue. Those aren't really that heavy still either.
Because of the weight.
Studio weights 8lbs. Mini is 1.5lbs.
If you put it at the same space. there is no way you can press it without holding it in its place first.
And you don't have to lift it up - just slide your finder under it and pinch it.
I said it's both functional and cosmetic. Of course there is a cosmetic aspect of keeping it all clean.
Also the previous version almost weighed 1.75x of the current gen.
2.6lbs vs 1.5lbs
Do you think you would have trouble pushing 2.6lbs across the table with your finger?
Do you think they chose this location beucase it was just an impulse idea of one engineer/designer and they shipped it?
Do you think Apple does not test, validate and iterate the design with every change they are doing?
They most likely had multiple validation models, tested with a set of users, gather feedback and chose the most sensible in terms of usability, engineering and cost.
And yes, I belive it' would have been not so easy to move the m1 gen mini due to weight when pressing the button (It' has a much larger contact area with the desk surface vs m4 with almost half the design and smaller contact area friction) with the desk surface.
I'm not sure what is being misconstrued here but I literally have no issues with where the button is at 🤣. You're the one that said this fake non-existent Mac is too light to have the power button on the back.
I'm talking about the discussion we are having that you believe the current mini has it in the wrong place - and I object.
This concept has it in the right place from your perspective and I detest.
Continue?
I've literally never said anything about the button being in the wrong place on the new one, I have no issue with it. I'm just saying I also didn't have an issue with the button on the back like the old ones, I've never had problems with either.
Occasionally, but I don't see how it is relevant. Having to lift up your computer to reach the bottom of it, no matter how often, never felt right.
M4th
Contributor
I'm old school shutting down every night so still doing the 👉 ⏻, but I do have it up on a coffee jar lid which helps:
Just seems like such a non-issue to me, sorry to hear that it's affecting your experience ig