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This is ridiclous

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[–] Strykker@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I turn my desktop off every single day, so I need the power button daily, I turn my work laptop off weekly.

There's no reason to turn off a Mac Mini. It uses about a watt of power in sleep. The idle draw from the power supply in your desktop probably uses more power than the Mac Mini in sleep.

[–] TseseJuer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

those should be reversed