This is ridiclous

  • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    2 months ago

    Uh how often are you having to power on your Mac mini? I think mines been off like twice last year.

    Having the power switch away from where I often blindly poke around to plug cables in, sounds like a good choice.

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      2 months ago

      Damn, that is some amazing copium…

      They had a well established place for the powerbutton, why change it?

      As an IT guy, if I worked with Macs this would be terrible to work with

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        2 months ago

        Well first off if you look at the picture, this is a much smaller device. If the power switch was in the same place as the larger case it would be on the side edge.

        Secondly because it’s now moved into a space where it’s not going to be accidentally hit, and requires an intentional effort to press.

        That’s great, how many IT guys have to manually go around turning off hundreds of computers at the switch instead of running some automated method across the whole network? Such a rare and unlikely situation that the average home consumer and user of a device such as this really doesn’t ever have to factor in.

        • dan@upvote.au
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          2 months ago

          it’s not going to be accidentally hit

          How often do you accidentally press a power button on a desktop computer? I don’t even do that on my laptop, where the power button is close to the keyboard.

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            2 months ago

            Is your power button at the back of your pc next to the usb and hdmi ports? The place you dont look when trying to plug in a memory stick by feel.

            • BombOmOm@lemmy.world
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              2 months ago

              Of course not, who would put a power button on the back or bottom of the computer? Front, side, or top are the places it goes for almost every computer out there.