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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

Would it be so hard to get dual power supplies and a rack mount?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 22 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (3 children)

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
[–] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 10 points 2 hours ago

That cilinder Mac Pro was a fever dream but I still love the design

[–] Janovich@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

Smol Mac Pro would have been the best possible reality here.

[–] lando55@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

more unstable if they shaped it like the magic mouse with the power port at the bottom

Sounds like someone didn't wear their Brave pants today

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)
  • way sexier if they shaped it so it could wear tight little brave pants
    (and the 'turn on' button would have been covered by pants in this case as well, which sounds proper)
[–] Yes_Man@lemmy.world 73 points 7 hours ago (14 children)

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.

A Mac Mini underside, showing the power button placement.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 1 points 20 minutes ago

You’ll be able to fit a finger under it I bet.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 21 points 5 hours ago

What.

The fuck.

[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 51 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (3 children)

Remember these are the same engineers who put the Magic Mouse charging port on the bottom, making the mouse unusable while you charge it

[–] million@lemmy.world 4 points 40 minutes ago

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.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yeah and I hear they might bring that back lol. Why haven't there been any wireless mice that use wireless charging? They could include a super thin coil that you could place under any mouse pad. It doesn't even need to charge fast so heat shouldn't be an issue. Just trickle charge when it's not being used.

Edit: guess I should have searched first. Of course it was Logitech

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly, the mouse charger screams marketing or management. Apple's brand is partially form over function.

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

It was very likely a designers decision. It forces the use the use case they wanted; wireless mice should be used wirelessly. I would bet they fought marketing and management to get this on the final product.

Marketing would want the mouse they can advertise as being useable with and wireless. Female ports are easier to mount and manufacture with they have depth to set the socket. So a plug on the front is much cheaper and easier to manufacture.

The fact the charging cable doesn’t get used in motion means it will last longer and you wouldn’t have people useing fraying cables on the front of their mouse.

[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What marketing genius uses a mouse upside down.

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[–] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 hours ago

Doesn't look like it is.

[–] xxd@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

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.

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

But once its on why would you ever turn it off? /s

[–] darreninthenet@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 58 minutes ago

I bought my iMac in March 2020... since then it's been powered down maybe half a dozen times (a couple of those were power cuts) and rebooted (outside of macOS updates) maybe ten times.

It just sits there reliably doing its thing and sucks little juice in power saving so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 3 points 2 hours ago

This but non-sarcastically. I have a Mac mini and I don’t think I’ve ever touched the power button (except after plugging in of course, but then you’re already fiddling)

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Assuming the desktop takes the same power saving techniques from their laptops, there is no real reason to turn it off.

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[–] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

The price of the storage upgrades. Jesus.

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[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 39 points 8 hours ago

Most, if not all, Apple devices look almost exactly the same as their sibling devices.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 7 hours ago

It's kinda cute

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

I mean.. It looks like the other Mac minis so... Okay.

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