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Toortog said:

Steve Jobs was obsessed with profit margins and Tim Cook is doing the same so putting the power button in a totally stupid location is just a way to save a dollar or two and not cut into the profit margins by putting the power button on the case.      Then Apple calling in the troops of is hardcore fanboy YouTubers to spread the word.... just say who turns off their Macs"  as the battlecry to spread.      Sorry Apple you were being cheap not willing to give up dollar of profit margin to do something right.   I bet Apple Intelligence would tell Cook "that's a stupid idea Tim". 

StrangeDays said:

DAalseth said:

Apple's 2024 Mac mini stashes the power button underneath, a bold stupid move that executives say aligns with user habits

access the button by tucking a finger underneath to press it as long as you’re a six year old child. Otherwise you have to pick the unit up. 

They are trying to put a shine on a turd. This was a stupid design choice that goes against best practices and will waste electricity. So much for Apple trying to act like they keep the environment in focus.

Nonsense. You are not meant to turn it off ever to save power anymore than shutting down your iPad fully. Who does that! Nobody. Nobody does that. It uses a minuscule wattage. 

MplsP said:

Cesar Battistini Maziero said:

there is no reason to use a power button on a desktop Mac.

It's a non issue.

then why does it have one?

mpantone said:

Well, it was enough of a concern (by a handful) to prompt a question to senior Apple management. But there are people who freak out about anything and they loooooooovvvvvveeeeee going online about these sort of issues.

As Bill Gates said, the Internet has become the place where crazy people congregate.

There are people who said "I won't be buying this Mac mini because of the power button placement."

mrr said:

This was incredibly bad design from Apple.

My solution has been place a a small candy box that is about a half inch in width underneath my Mac mini, so that my finger can fit under it. It makes it appear that the Mac mini is floating.