In a new interview with Fast Company, Apple executive Kate Bergeron has shared several additional details on the M4 Mac mini – including info on the modular storage system and the relocated power button.
Shortly after it was released, teardowns revealed that the M4 Mac mini has a modular storage structure inside. While this naturally led some people to assume they could easily upgrade their Mac mini’s storage, that’s not actually the case.
In today’s interview, Bergeron, Apple’s hardware engineering vice president, has an explanation. As Fast Company summarizes:
Another M4 Mac mini “controversy” has been the location of the power button. As part of its dramatic redesign, Apple moved the power button on the M4 Mac mini from the back of the machine to the bottom. Bergeron says that Apple focused on getting “as much I/O onto this little product as we could,” which meant it had to make changes to other parts of its design:
There’s also an interesting tidbit on how Apple engineers created an entirely new technology to cut exactly the right amount of aluminum for the body of the M4 Mac mini:
The full interview can be found on the Fast Company website.
My favorite Mac accessories:
- Logitech MX Master 4 Mouse
- OWC Thunderbolt 5 Hub
- Beats Pill
- Twelve South BookArc
- Satechi’s USB-C 165W GaN Charger
