Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect

Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by Abishek_Muthian on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @11:44AM (#18969582)

Latest Mac Mini is no better. The decision to bundle the power adapter within the housing has added to the already poor thermal performance leading to throttling [1].

Then again people say "Apple is a design company" in air quotes.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8DOzr7G82U

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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by ascagnel_ on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @11:58AM (#18969747)

It's not a "latest" thing -- the Mac Mini has always had an internal power adapter. Whether or not that's worth the thermal trade-off is a different question.

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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by jks on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @12:45PM (#18970338)

I still have a 2006 Mac Mini, and its power brick is external. The size of the computer suggests it was built around the optical drive, while the newer Mac Minis are visibly wider than a CD. http://lowendmac.com/2006/mac-mini-early-2006/

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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by rleigh on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:26PM (#18972654)

My G4 Mini had an external power brick. The inside of the case was pretty spacious; much more so than the unnecessarily cramped current model.

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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by paxswill on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @01:07PM (#18970575)

Only the unibody Mac Minis. PowerPC and Intel non-unibody Mac Minis had an external brick.

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Re:Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect by greedo on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @01:57PM (#18971176)

I like having the adapter built-in. The fewer wall warts, the better. YMMV.

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