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[-] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 198 points 3 weeks ago

Don't worry, there will be suitable USB accessories available for this.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 88 points 3 weeks ago
[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 67 points 3 weeks ago

"that's insane!"

gets wallet out

"I can't believe this!"

gets out card

"unbelievable!"

[-] pachrist@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

And a $199 stand for it, sold separately.

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[-] gdog05@lemmy.world 155 points 3 weeks ago

Part of the new Apple power bottom design strategy.

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[-] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 99 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, and if you complain to much they’ll put the power input on the bottom too next year.

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[-] carotte 68 points 3 weeks ago

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???

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[-] cmrn@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago

Guess the Magic Mouse design team was getting bored

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[-] Toes@ani.social 51 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] auzy@lemmy.world 48 points 3 weeks ago

Apple insider are already framing this as not a design flaw but an advantage somehow

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

it opens up a whole new surface for things. Soon there will be a dozen USB C ports on the bottom and you'll need to buy special apple right angle cables to access them that they charge $30 per 1m cable.

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[-] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 47 points 3 weeks ago

design consistent with the Magic Mouse

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago

So many people referring to using the button to turn the computer off, but more than 95% of the time, you use the OS to turn a computer off. It’s only when there’s a malfunction you would need to turn it off with a hardware button.

This button is primarily for turning the computer on.

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

Sure but you still need to turn it on though?

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[-] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 weeks ago

I can't wait for Apple to reveal a desk, with a keyboard built-in underneath the back side of it.

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[-] Xtallll 38 points 3 weeks ago

Introducing the new Apple Power Bottom.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 37 points 3 weeks ago

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.

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[-] edwardbear@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago

I… uh… I know it’s going to be an unpopular opinion, but it makes sense. It’s not intended for daily usage - macs wake up on a keyboard or cursor movement. Sitting on the back increases the chance of accidental presses when you are trying to plug something in.

You have a very few specific incidents where you would need to press the power button. 80% of their user base will not use the power button after the first initial press.

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 3 weeks ago

Standby pointlessly draws power. I switch off all devices that don't run on battery for that reason. But I'm not exactly Apple's target audience anyway since I also consider the price before buying stuff.

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[-] aimizo@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Oh an Apple thread. More people angry at something they were never going to buy anyway.

[-] simonced@lemmy.one 29 points 3 weeks ago

More like laughing at what they were not going to buy anyway.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 19 points 3 weeks ago

I'm still laughing at the mouse you can't use while it's charging

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 32 points 3 weeks ago

excellent marketing strategy to get us talking about their stuff that would otherwise get almost completely under our radar.

i mean fuck where the power button of a product ill probably never need is.

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

Just be thankful they didn’t put the power cord there like they did with the mouse.

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[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not going to get a mac anytime soon, but at least it would stop my cat from powering down everything spontaneously

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 26 points 3 weeks ago

I’m not really trying to come to Apple’s defense here as they don’t need it, but everyone reacting as though this is as bad as or worse than the mouse charging port seems to be ignoring the fact that most computers nowadays don’t need to be manually turned off or on with any level of frequency. People will push this button like once or twice a month I imagine. I don’t see why that’s the end of the world.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~What the hell are you talking about? I push the power button every single day on my PC. I'm aware that wake on LAN is a thing, but your average computer user doesn't utilize that feature. And only a psychopath who doesn't care about their power bill nor the environment would leave their PC running 24/7.~~

Edit: Thanks for the insight. You were right, I was wrong. My bad.

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 20 points 3 weeks ago

The power draw of these things when sleeping is negligible. They’re basically off, so there’s no real need to shut them down with any regularity.

I can use my MacBook for a whole day and still have half the battery left. Their power efficiency is genuinely remarkable.

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[-] Muffi@programming.dev 26 points 3 weeks ago

Apple is powered by the copium of their fanbase, so maybe the next model won't even need a power cable.

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

It'll still NEED a power cable, it just won't COME with one.

[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 17 points 3 weeks ago

YOU won't need one because you'll already HAVE one from the last Mac Mini you bought last year.

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.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 24 points 3 weeks ago

Please don't ever turn your computer off, it makes it really hard to spy on you. Thanks -Apple

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

Looking forward to see the 3D prints made to fix this "feature".

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[-] CritFail@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I had to check if this was an Onion article...

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

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.

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[-] Baguette@lemm.ee 17 points 3 weeks ago

At least it does mean your cat can never turn off your pc ever again with this

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