A few days ago, Apple increased its announcements of new products, including its most compact computer to date, the Mac mini M4. But one detail has got Internet users talking a lot: the location of its start button. Greg Joswiak and John Ternus, vice-presidents at the apple brand, justified this choice.
This button is located on the bottom of the device. To turn on the Mac mini M4, users must therefore lift it. A detail that has not escaped many detractors, who have compared this design to the location of the charging port on the Magic Mouse. The latter is located under the mouse, which prevents its use if it is charging.
According to Greg Joswiak and John Ternus, the new specificity of the Mac mini is not a problem at all. They believe that the button is almost never used. “ You almost never use the power button on your Mac “, they explained in an interview with the Chinese media ITHome. “ I don’t even remember the last time I turned on a Mac “, one of them even declared.
Joswiak and Ternus, respectively vice president of global marketing and hardware engineering, even believe that the lower part of the Mac mini is “ the ideal place » to position the start button, due to the size of the device.
“ We’ve reduced its size so much, haven’t we? It is half the size of the previous generation. So we had to place the power button in the most suitable place since it is so small. It is convenient to press it. Just slide your finger inside and press the button “, he continued.
A summary of technology
The Mac mini is Apple’s first desktop computer equipped with the M4 Pro chip, which integrates up to 14 CPU cores and 20 GPU cores. The RAM can go up to 64 GB and the storage up to 8 TB. Enough to make it a formidable machine in an ultra-compact format.
“ Combined with the performance of the M4 chip and new M4 Pro, improved front and rear connectivity, and the arrival of Apple Intelligence, the Mac mini is more capable and versatile than ever, and there is nothing comparable “, explained John Ternus.
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- Greg Joswiak and John Ternus, Apple executives, justified the choice of positioning the power button of the Mac mini M4 under the device.
- According to them, users almost never use it.
- The reduced size of the device also explains this decision, they explained.
