Tim Apple: We are unique. We do in-house industrial design for all of our computers and iToys that you love. Everything is shiny and tiny, and we think you are going to love it.

User: Buys a new M4 Mac Mini but notices the power button is at the bottom.

User: I solved the power button problem:

For some reason, this Mac Mini comes with a removable SSD. However, RAM, CPU, GPU, and everything else is glued to the motherboard.

@nixCraft it's not that the CPU, GPU, and RAM are just components glued to the motherboard - they are literally integrated into a single piece of silicon. It's all on one chip.

So while everyone agrees it's annoying these things can't be upgraded or replaced independently, there are advantages to the current unified architecture.