Ooooh. Yeah, I‘m still waiting for my Studio to arrive. That does sound a bit inconvenient. Maybe Apple needs to keep Ive on retainer for power button contouring.
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Why power button is not on the front of Mac Studio
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I expected the power button to be on the back right, like it's been on all of my mac mini's since .. 2012? So I wasn't surprised that it wasn't on the front. But I was surprised and annoyed that it's on the back *left*, not on the back right where I keep looking for it.
I made a smart ass remark, and now I realize you guys might actually be right.
Took me four days to turn the damn thing on. So I leave it on all the time now.
I haven't seen much discussion other than a random reddit comment about an occasional launcher crash. Every so often the launcher will hang up before you get to the login point, essentially right after you press "Play". I can press the power/fingerprint button to get MacOS back to the login screen, but the launcher somehow still steals both keyboard/mouse input, so there's no way to do a proper restart or force quit the launcher. It doesn't happen often, and it never happens after the machine has been restarted. It very well can be related to the WindowServer.
My Studio is ON 24/7 since day one same as every Mac I have owned in the last 15 years. Before that I used to do the same with every Windows PC and NEVER had a single issue. In fact, none of my Mac nor my Windows computers go to sleep ever. Even if I go out of town or out of the country I leave them ON in case I need to access them remotely.
I'd be more bothered with the 'ugly' led on the front, which should have been the same as the mini.
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dmr:
"It's been awhile since I've owned a desktop Mac, but does anyone fully power down their machines anymore?"
Yes.
I do.
Not only that, but...
... My Mini (and peripherals) are plugged into a surge suppressor.
At night, after I shut down the Mini, I also TURN OFF the power strip.
How's that hit ya?
(and before you go callin' me "a troglodyte", I choose the avatar very carefully...)
"It's been awhile since I've owned a desktop Mac, but does anyone fully power down their machines anymore?"
Yes.
I do.
Not only that, but...
... My Mini (and peripherals) are plugged into a surge suppressor.
At night, after I shut down the Mini, I also TURN OFF the power strip.
How's that hit ya?
(and before you go callin' me "a troglodyte", I choose the avatar very carefully...)
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There is a company that makes rack mount brackets for the MacStudio that include a mechanical button that allows you to shut down and restart from the front once the Studio is secured in the bracket.
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Remember the button on the back will shut the computer down but not truly turn it off, otherwise how would it know how to restart?
Well, yes, the computer is truly turned off.
But, the power supply will have voltage available whenever the power cord is plugged in to the mains.
Not accurate to say it is turned on, and there is (virtually) no power drain of any kind, until the power button is pressed.
Power on boot does not happen until that occurs.
Pressing the power button connects a circuit which will sense if there is power available to the power supply. If the response is "yes", then the boot sequence will begin - and only then is power truly on.
If you want "no power available", then you have to unplug the power cord, or turn off the mains power, usually at a surge protector of some kind.
But, the power supply will have voltage available whenever the power cord is plugged in to the mains.
Not accurate to say it is turned on, and there is (virtually) no power drain of any kind, until the power button is pressed.
Power on boot does not happen until that occurs.
Pressing the power button connects a circuit which will sense if there is power available to the power supply. If the response is "yes", then the boot sequence will begin - and only then is power truly on.
If you want "no power available", then you have to unplug the power cord, or turn off the mains power, usually at a surge protector of some kind.
I have a sense energy monitor on my house and when my Mac Studio and Studio display are sleeping they use 3 watts. I use this Mac every single day for at least 10 hours most days and it has used 13.6 kWh for the entire month of March. It's a very efficient computer.
The mini and Studio power buttons are on the back. The iMac power buttons are on the back, at least for the old 27 inch models that I have. It's on the front of my PowerMac G5. I have to go behind my table if I want to use the power switch on my Studio, and, yes, it's a bit of a pain to do.
we installed a whole house genny for just that circumstance.
worked great when a light aircraft crashed into the power lines and power was bouncing up and down
for several hours during the rescue attempt
Thing is, mine is plugged into a multi-way adapter along with two displays and a stack of other wall-warts (none of which have 'hard' power switches) that I'd rather unplug at the wall overnight or when I leave the house. I try to keep the things that need to stay on 24/7 (router, network etc.) on another adapter, and since the Mac boots from cold in a few seconds its not on the "needs to be running 24/7" list.
It's not a deal-breaker but the power switch is awkward and if it couldn't be on the front at least it could be more concave so it was easier to find by touch - having it flush on a curved surface is a definite form-over-function mistake. Still, at least we now have a power indicator light so I can check that it's really shut down before yanking the power (looking at you, iMac...)
I don't either and sort of wish the Studio could sleep like MacBook Pros as I don't care about instant on waking.
The power lines are underground in my area so a generator is overkill.
I have a few strategically placed UPS units (batteries typically last 3-4 years) to cover short term sags/surges.
Would it be that difficult to have some form of texture on the button. It's not as if it's on the front.
I have stuck something on it to avoid doing my back in any more reaching over to find it.
At least with my 2009 Mac Mini I can find the button, just, but aggravating my arthritis in the wrist.
My earlier 1990s Macs the button was where one could find it.
I have stuck something on it to avoid doing my back in any more reaching over to find it.
At least with my 2009 Mac Mini I can find the button, just, but aggravating my arthritis in the wrist.
My earlier 1990s Macs the button was where one could find it.