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Mac Mini's are cool, and I appreciate that Apple has some of the most experienced and talented designers in the world... But they put the power switch on the bottom. You have to lift it up and turn it over to turn it on and off.
Power Bottom
I assume that the plinth lifts it high enough for your finger to comfortably fit under.
who let the magic mouse engineers loose
So how do you figure the designers are that good?
But WHY??
It looks to me like the center part is thicker than the edge so the corner might not be flat against the desk. But I'm completely sure if it's enough.
The previous model has it in the back, you can’t even feel it properly because it’s not recessed.
On the other hand the last time I turned off my M1 mini was when we moved. It’s 100% silent and takes less power than a lightbulb when it sleeps, so why would I bother powering it off.
Why would you run a lightbulb 24/7?
so you don't have to turn it on when you enter a room
A prior model Mac Mini uses 7W at idle.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest-lasting_light_bulbs#:~:text=The%20world's%20longest%2Dlasting%20light,off%20a%20handful%20of%20times.
So while it sleeps, it still wastes electricity on literally nothing. Gotcha
So does anyone's desktop PC that they're too lazy to power off and I can guarantee those will waste even more.
Remember these are the same engineers who put the Magic Mouse charging port on the bottom, making the mouse unusable while you charge it
People treat it like a mistake but not be able to use the mouse while it’s plugged in is the entire point of the design. Right or wrong the Apple designers thought a cord drag was a bad experience and designed to prevent it.
They probably looked at their target audience and realized there was a certain percentage of folks that would just leave the mouse on the cord 24/7 and wanted to prevent that.
I don't understand what was wrong with the original version that just took 2 AA batteries. Reaching for the AA charger and swapping cells not awkward enough or something?
Smart and elegant design would be hiding a battery charger in the iMac it self (maybe even use something smaller than AA), not expect you to flip and plug in your mouse every time ya leave it. The Nintendo Switch, while a completely different form factor, is a great example of an elegant (you could even say "wireless") charging solution.
I'm getting really sick of the Apple esthetic of sticking out wires, be it the mouse or the dozen dongles for every portable device they now make. Uh! Can't forget the world's only pen that needs charging, for seemingly no reason.
IT here. They were terrible.
They can fit a bigger rechargeable battery in the same space as a battery bay for replaceable batteries. Plus it eliminates the waste of throwing away batteries, and has longer battery life than similarly sized alkalines.
Honestly don't feel like a slight reduction on a month long battery life is of much concern. As for waste, I'd say being able to replace a dead battery should reduce waste if anything, also nobody said it must be a AA (on a side note, you seem to imply the use of non-rechargeable AA, which holy shit, if they're still a thing, must be purged, sweet jesus...who's dumb enough to waste money on em???). Personally, I'd much prefer having a second battery charging separately somewhere, ready to swap, as opposed to being forced to stop using my computer. Or like the Nintendo Switch I mentioned before, have some spot I can put it away for charing, that way the mouse is also cleaned up and not fucking dangling and wobbling around freely on the table.
They also know their target audience has plenty of people who gobble up every bad design decision and even defend it online years later.
People treat it like a mistake, but the Emperor has no clothes and people are catching on.
Honestly, the mouse charger screams marketing or management. Apple's brand is partially form over function.
PARTIALLY!? The Vision shipped without a lens cover. It did ship with a cover for the outside face.
What.
The fuck.
The side with the power button is now the top. There is no ports or io on the bottom.
You're holding it wrong!
I'd just get two toothpicks and make a seesaw to press it, although I pretty much never turn off my computers so I still wouldn't mind too much
Don't worry, there will be suitable USB accessories, for just 99$.
That's trippy. Try following the cable from end to end.
In case it wasn't a joke, I imagine it would be high enough for your finger to just poke under it to push the button, like you would a monitor with buttons on the bottom of the screen.
A reporter at the Verge just had a hands on with it and confirmed that you do, unfortunately, have to lift it up.
Is it meant to stay on forever once you set it up?