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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.
this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2024
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Power Bottom
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Honestly, the mouse charger screams marketing or management. Apple's brand is partially form over function.
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What.
The fuck.
But WHY??
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.
So while it sleeps, it still wastes electricity on literally nothing. Gotcha
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who let the magic mouse engineers loose
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.
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The new design seems more lifted, I think it should be fine to fit your finger below there without having to lift it up yourself. At least for most people.
I assume that the plinth lifts it high enough for your finger to comfortably fit under.
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Implying Mac Minis haven't looked like Apple TVs from the beginning?
Mac Mini (2005-2009):
Apple TV (1^st^ gen, 2007):
Mac Mini (2010, first redesign after Apple TV came out):
Exactly my same thought, it's just a smaller Mac Mini.
Well, it would be
- more confusing if they shaped it like an iPhone,
- more unstable if they shaped it like the magic mouse with the power port at the bottom,
- super cute if they kept the exact mac pro tower design but super smol,
- actually useful as a vase of they used that cylinder mac pro design from 10 years ago
That cilinder Mac Pro was a fever dream but I still love the design
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Most, if not all, Apple devices look almost exactly the same as their sibling devices.
The price of the storage upgrades. Jesus.
It's because they launched this product with an actual reasonable amount of ram (16gb) compared to the 8gb they are still selling MacBooks with. So, if they can't charge you $300 for a little bit of ram now, they instead are going to rape you on storage. Apple is still apple.
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It's kinda cute
Would rather buy a Beelink SER7.
Looks like that power button wasn't placed by a circus clown and it has an option for USB PD, yeah this is more like it.
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