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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What’s unreasonable is Apple’s design philosophy.

I don’t want to have to unbuild my desktop and unplug everything from my computer just to turn it back on. I don’t even know how I would use this computer in my setup. Because Apple didn’t want to expose a power button. Or because they chose to cut corners.

[–] EleventhHour -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s not unreasonable just because you don’t like it. And it’s not Apple's fault you set your desktop up the way you did.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

That would be your belief that it's not unreasonable to have to physically pick up and upend a desktop computer in order to turn it on. For the rest of human civilization, the concept alone is ridiculous.

No. It's not Apple's fault I configured my desktop to be efficient and ergonomic. It is their fault that they first made a large screen iMac (with an inaccessible SD card slot on the back) which was best suited for my needs, then discontinued that product which required I replace it with a Mini (and third party monitor equalling more than the price of the iMac), put the button on the Mini which is nearly impossible to feel in the first place, left out an SD card slot requiring that I purchase accessories to reasonably use my computer for computing, and then created a replacement product which requires unplugging things from it and physically lifting it up to turn it on, hindering the ability for a reasonably efficient desktop configuration to be upended so they could save a couple dollars on their product.

Please, you can feel however you want about this but it's an objective fact that this is not a reasonable location for a computer power button. I really don't care that much other than the fact that that I'm already prepared to not replace my current Mini with another Mini. The Studio Mac will probably be my next computer because it reasonably has a power button in an accessible-ish location and comes with an SD card slot; even though it's far more computing power than I'll ever need and more than I can reasonably afford.

I would imagine you also believe it's "reasonable" to forgo an SD card slot in favor of plugging your camera into the computer or having to purchase one or more accessories to reasonably use a desktop computer to add files to it.

Edit: I will note, to Apple's credit, they put the headphone jack on the front. It's sad how awesome something so obvious can be.

[–] garretble 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The funny thing about your edit is that I wish the headphone jack was still in the back because I use regular speakers and all my headphones can connect via usb. Now, unless I use a dock (which will probably have to happen anyway eventually, to be fair) I'll have to plug things in the front and back at all times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I guess that does make sense for powered speakers.

My speakers are passive so I have a preamp and amplifier powering them which comes off USB-A. Both the preamp and amp have a headphone jack on the front. I also have one of those Satechi Mac mini docks that has a headphone jack.

The Satechi reminds me that there are some smart third parties out there there. I could imagine a peripheral that's loaded with some front mounted ports (usb, headphone, SD card). And maybe they could figure out a purely mechanical lever to press the power button. I would think that issue is more about the force of the press being enough to press the button without lifting the computer itself off the peripheral. Such a device would get me more excited about the new Mini. Although, I despise having to purchase peripherals to resolve bugs (I just bought an iPhone 16 that required a case so it doesn't wobble on a flat surface).

[–] EleventhHour -4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn’t read that. It’s unfortunate that you have decided to arrange your computer and desktop in a way that makes using a computer difficult. Don’t blame Apple for that.

That’s your choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I like that Lemmy has this function to block trolls.

[–] EleventhHour -1 points 4 weeks ago

“He pointed out that my own decisions are to blame! He’s a troll!”

Telling you you’re wrong doesn’t make me a troll. Getting upset about that and then blaming others is not an adult way to behave.