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M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location (lemmy.world)
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This is ridiclous

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

These machines draw 1 watt in sleep. There's no need to turn them off.

You're probably using more power shutting down your PC every day than if you just put it in sleep. A minute of chugging away booting and loading all your junk at 100 watts vs 1 watt, and no waiting.