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The old cylindrical mac pros had a similar trick where the case had a magnet in it and the computer itself had a detector for it. So if you ever wanted to turn
by lnanek2 5y ago
The old cylindrical mac pros had a similar trick where the case had a magnet in it and the computer itself had a detector for it. So if you ever wanted to turn it on without the case to see the diagnostic lights, you had to know where to put a magnet to fool the sensor.
- ocdtrekkie 5y agoThis is an exceptionally overpriced way to do it: Dell PCs tend to just have a little push switch that's depressed when the case side panel is on. (For a corporate environment, these are also very helpful for tamper protection, of course.)
- renzo88 5y agoThe key difference is that apple cares what their computers look like when they're open. Dell doesn't. An ugly switch would ruin the line of the Mac's case and look out of place. Now, you may disagree with that philosophy, but Apple is wildly successful for it. Personally, I don't like Macs anymore, but I do absolutely respect that attitude.
- foxfluff 5y agoI think removing the side panel would ruin your Mac's look more than a hidden switch behind the side panel does.
- renzo88 5y agoApple believes that even when the computer is open, it should look good. Thin Steve loved joking that the back and insides of his computers looked better than the front of the competitors.