This is ridiclous
I can't wait for Apple to reveal a desk, with a keyboard built-in underneath the back side of it.
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2024
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That desk would have a hidden monitor as well, like a fucked up pimp my ride car.
okay, I was gonna say that it’s not that big of a deal because you can just slightly lift it when you want to turn it on (or just slide your finder under it, if they’re small enough) but judging by that photo, it seems like the power button is at the back of the computer? whyyyy??
anyways, im more impressed by the fact that their new shiny mouse who finally uses USB-C still has the charging port at the bottom. im starting to think they think it’s a good design???
I read someone else musing that they must have thought that keeping it plugged in all the time would be bad, so the made it impossible to use the mouse while plugged in. Seems plausible. I suppose it would degrade the battery? Or the cord drag would be bad?
The design forces the user to use it wirelessly. Apple just wants their products to look better, meaning NO CORDS EVER. It's entirely about aesthetic.
They should have just released a mouse pad that can charge the mouse wirelessly then.
"But it looks bad and could be bad for the battery!"
Every other wireless mouse has it in the front, Apple has no valid reason to leave it at the bottom.
The fact that everyone hasn't taken on this design trend just shows how stupid it is.
They also take on stupid design trends, like removing the headphone jack.
This one is just several degrees more stupid.
Apparently there is a button on the keyboard, so you get to buy an Apple keyboard (I guess that is bundled?) and don't get to use your own keyboard with it.
You can use your own keyboard with it
Like a Windows key?
We went full circle.
Doesn't look like it, or at least, they've not included one before (you just got a power cord), so it's doubtful they would start including one now. Either that, or they're about to release a power-button/TouchID dongle specifically to use as a separate power switch.
After seeing the mouse with ports on the bottom. I'm convinced that there's a disgruntled designer on their team and this is a cry for help.
As someone who has to use heavy/taped-on little toys to cover the power buttons on my PCs or else my cat invariably opens a shutdown dialog in the middle of something… Thank you.
Don't you have to hold the power button in to force to shut down?
And you can disable it in the options.
At least in Windows.
I don't know how to windows, but in Linux I just disable the power button on my laptop. Long press still works, this was to avoid accidentally putting the laptop to sleep when accidentally pressing the power button
You can set the power button in Windows to either, do nothing, make the computer sleep, hibernate the computer, shut down, or turn off the display.
So they created more vertical space on the case, which would be a perfect spot for a power button - or even more ports… and then didn’t use it.
True to form, if I’m honest.
That aside, I love that they’re getting rid of the idiotic 8GB baseline spec.
Don't worry, there will be suitable USB accessories available for this.
Only $299!
And a $199 stand for it, sold separately.
"that's insane!"
gets wallet out
"I can't believe this!"
gets out card
"unbelievable!"
I guess you could flip it around and make the bottom the top 🙃
You're thinking of a powerbottom, but that's a totally different concept
Might make the thermal dissipation stop working properly
I'm not going to get a mac anytime soon, but at least it would stop my cat from powering down everything spontaneously
Part of the new Apple power bottom design strategy.
design consistent with the Magic Mouse
Yes, and if you complain to much they’ll put the power input on the bottom too next year.
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