This decision was driven by the need to reduce the size of the device while maintaining high performance.
According to Apple senior executives Greg Joswiak and John Ternus, this arrangement was the only possible arrangement in terms of compact arrangement of components.
Most Mac mini users do not choose to shut down the device completely, but prefer to put it to sleep.
In this case, access to the power button becomes less important. In addition, Apple engineers provided convenient access to the button at the bottom: just touch it with your finger to turn it on.
The reduction in size required unconventional engineering solutions. For example, a separate module for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth was added to the second board to save internal space and optimize cooling.
Despite the controversy over button placement, the base model Mac mini with an M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD retails for $599, making it an affordable and powerful solution.
Source: Ferra
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