Comments on M4 mini stands, accessibility and cooling.
When the M4 arrived I was slightly taken in by the press induced furore about the position of the power switch and looked around at the many "solutions" that sprang up.
Some were incredibly weird but many appeared reasonably sensible being simple aluminium (aluminum) platforms with a hole to provide access to the switch.
However, the prices of £20 for a bit of bent metal were ridiculous and I put them out of my mind until I came across the same items for £4 on a Chinese website.
So I thought I would give it a try . . . . after all it would probably improve the cooling as well.
When it arrived I was quite pleased and have used it for 3 months but a couple of weeks ago, on a whim I removed the stand and do you know what . . . . I have not missed it even though in that time I have powered off and on several times and I have 4 extra cables plugged in permanently.
Nope, I have not given a second thought to the onerous task of tilting the machine half an inch for a few seconds and what about the heat?
Well I haven't done any scientific tests but it does appear to run a tad cooler, so Apple got it right when they designed it to stand on a desktop with a more constricted airflow. It looks as though the slight restriction to the airflow actually improves its efficiency.
Note that for the past 2 weeks the UK has been experiencing the hottest July in living memory!
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