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Apple execs address Mac mini’s hidden power button in 2024 redesign

Apple’s 2024 Mac mini stashes the power button underneath, a bold move that executives say aligns with user habits, even if it’s left some fans scratching their heads.

The new 2024 Mac mini. Image credit: Apple

The company’s latest Mac mini is significantly downsized — about half the size of its predecessor. The overhaul makes it more compact and gave Apple’s designers challenges in laying out external features.

Apple’s Vice Presidents, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, and John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, explained to IThome. They emphasized that the compact form factor still makes it easy to access the button by tucking a finger underneath to press it.

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