Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
turn on the iMac
- Thread starter squaremon
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
mkrishnan
Moderator emeritus
That was a long time ago, friend... Sorry. 🙁
You can only power on any of the current or recent Macs (going back for the whole decade and then some, I think) from the power button on the unit itself.
If it's sleeping, which you can well do instead of turning it off, you have numerous other options. You can...
- Wake it with a wired or wireless keyboard
- Wake it with a wired or wireless mouse
- Wake it with the Apple remote control
- Etc....
You can only power on any of the current or recent Macs (going back for the whole decade and then some, I think) from the power button on the unit itself.
If it's sleeping, which you can well do instead of turning it off, you have numerous other options. You can...
- Wake it with a wired or wireless keyboard
- Wake it with a wired or wireless mouse
- Wake it with the Apple remote control
- Etc....
That's got to be my biggest beef with my Mini, the power button is on the back. I don't mind pushing a button, but it could be more accessible. However, since I don't usually turn my Mini off, and this is so far my only issue, I'll let it be.
mkrishnan
Moderator emeritus
We've had this debate many times, so perhaps let's not do it again? MacRumors members with disabilities have made very good cases that it is that hard for them to reach around the back, for instance. Also many of us have computers in various home theater setups where they are tucked out of the way. For instance, this isn't with a Mac mini, but I have an EeeBox mounted on the rear of my television. It's controlled with a bluetooth keyboard/trackpad combo. Unfortunately, unlike a Mac, the EeeBox doesn't even wake up from the keyboard. I do live fine with having to reach around the TV to the power button, but it would be really nice in that case if there were another way to wake it....
ditzy
macrumors 68000
As a disabled person I can tell you that it is a pain to have to turn the iMac on. To the point that I only turn it off if I'm going away for more than a day.
It's not as bad as some, I once had a dell that I had to send back because I could not turn it on.
But please think before you judge.
I know this will come as a surprise to you but I, in fact, have not read every thread at this forum so I didnt know it had been debated many times.
That never crossed my mind, I apologize if I offended anyone. If the OP had said "Im disabled and I cant reach the back" I certainly wouldnt have said what I said.