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Strange design choice. That said, I've used the power button of my existing Mac Mini perhaps once in the past several years.
by constantlm 2y ago
Strange design choice. That said, I've used the power button of my existing Mac Mini perhaps once in the past several years.
- wenc 2y agoI think I used it twice this year to turn it back on because of power outages. But yeah, I just sleep my Mac Mini. I have never needed to turn it off.
- jjtheblunt 2y agomacOS can set to reboot on power loss, so I wonder if that's part of the rationale...that most machines are set to reboot when power (from the wall) resumes.
- wenc 2y agoOh I didn't know that! Found the setting. Now I really don't need to touch the power button.
- croes 2y agoSeems like reducing power consumption isn’t a thing anymore
- deafpolygon 2y agoWhen in sleep mode, Macs consume less than 1-3W of power, which is about the margin of error for most plugged-in devices. It draws ~5W idle and awake.
- croes 2y ago0W of a pulled plug is hard to beat
- deafpolygon 2y agoAre you unplugging your devices when you're not using them?
- croes 2y agoYes