This is ridiclous

  • @barsquid@lemmy.world
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    187 hours 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.

          • @Belgdore@lemm.ee
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            73 hours ago

            Literally every single time I use it. I only need it to be on when I’m using it, and I don’t use it every day.

            • @chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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              12 hours ago

              How often do you use it, if not every day? Once a week? Once a month?

              I use my laptop every day so it makes sense that I don’t use the power button even though it’s right there. I also have a raspberry pi set up to run Retropie that I only turn on once or twice a year when I have an old friend in from out of town. In that case I use the power button every single time but I don’t mind that it’s kind of finicky (I have to turn on several other devices with it as well as a power strip to power them all) because I don’t use it that often.

              I could see the new Mac Mini being a bit annoying with its bottom side power button if you’re using it every other day. But honestly I would be more annoyed at the boot time taking 30s than the 2s it takes to reach under the case and power it up. If I had one I would probably just get the keyboard with built in power button and finger print reader though. I use the finger print reader on my laptop all the time because it unlocks my password manager.

        • @Celestus@lemm.ee
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          14 hours ago

          I think the special button on the keyboard is a fingerprint/lock button. Not sure if the computer supports powering on by pressing any key like the MacBooks, but it certainly will wake from sleep with any key. I don’t think you’re supposed to fully power it down as part of regular use, so they can get by with a less accessible power button

      • @barsquid@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        Why am I buying a machine that small if I need to make space for two separate keyboards? I can just buy a different thing instead.

    • @T156@lemmy.world
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      66 hours ago

      Doesn’t look like it, or at least, they’ve not included one before (you just got a power cord), so it’s doubtful they would start including one now. Either that, or they’re about to release a power-button/TouchID dongle specifically to use as a separate power switch.