• 🤔 Apple has shared why the power button on the Mac Mini M4 is hidden
  • 🤏 It’s mainly because of the Mac Mini’s compact size
  • 🤷‍♂️ But also because users apparently never use the power button on a Mac
  • 👉 Apple also says the button can be accessed easily, even though it’s underneath
  • garretble@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The power button is one of the biggest non stories this year.

    Who doesn’t just put their computers to sleep 99% of the time?

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      1 month ago

      Not for you, but it’s an issue if you’re using Mac Minis as unattended service devices that are hard mounted and will occasionally need to be reset by hand (think kiosks and AV systems in conference room).

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        1 month ago

        Then, you open it up and lead two wires to the rack front panel where your new accessible power button is mounted