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Apple explains why the M4 Mac mini power button is located on the bottom

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Re: Apple explains why the M4 Mac mini power button is located on the bottom

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> In fact, the most important thing is you pretty much never use the power button on your Mac. I don’t even remember the last time I turned on a Mac.

Reading this made my brain blow a gasket. Yes, computers have sleep mode. News at 11.

It's all so tiring.

Re: Apple explains why the M4 Mac mini power button is located on the bottom

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post #4

Wake on Lan via Apple ecosystem would be cool.

Especially if there was a revived Airport Express that could send those packets.

Could also work with HomePods and similar, any Apple device on the same network segment that can send the magic packet.

Re: Apple explains why the M4 Mac mini power button is located on the bottom

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So, aesthetics. Interesting that they advocate never turning off the machine. What about component wear and tear, software issues, and the need to clear RAM?

if wear and tear occurs or your ram fills up, you buy a new machine. simple

(and i absolutely understand that ram is temporary memory)