[constantlm]

Strange design choice. That said, I've used the power button of my existing Mac Mini perhaps once in the past several years.

[wenc]

I 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]

macOS 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]

Oh I didn't know that! Found the setting. Now I really don't need to touch the power button.

[croes]

Seems like reducing power consumption isn’t a thing anymore

[deafpolygon]

When 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]

0W of a pulled plug is hard to beat

[deafpolygon]

Are you unplugging your devices when you're not using them?