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[–] [email protected] 132 points 2 weeks ago (82 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.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (40 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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

People treat it like a mistake, but the Emperor has no clothes and people are catching on.

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