On the Internet there is always someone willing to curl the curl. And so I got to the history of Scott Yu-Jan, a youtuber of the Manite, to which to use a Macbook Air should seem too mainstream. Your idea: create the definitive portable mac mini. And honestly, Although it is crazy, it is to admire.
I will not deceive you: I have had a Mac Mini for a couple of months and the dilemma was as follows: 80% of the time, I do not get up from the chair. I work, I write, edit, and everything perfect. But 20% in which I need to move the MAC to change environment, visit my parents or work in a different office, the thing is complicated. I can’t assemble external monitors in every corner. The result: I ended up returning the Mac Mini and throwing safe with a Macbook Pro. But be careful, that I am not the only one who has suffered this doubt.
An invention worthy of ovation and saving for months
Scott Yu-Jan not only put the Mac Mini in a beautiful box. Accompanied him with a keyboard Magic Keyboard, a touch screen, and a 3D printed housing. All well embedded, with insured ventilation, ports in sight and, as it presumes, the well -collected wiring. Of course, nothing about trackpad: here, mouse in tow, as in the old days.
Make this “pack” adds about 3,000 euros if you tell the MAC Mini, keyboard, screen and, eye, the professional 3D printer for the housing. That is, you can go for three MacBook Air. I do not misunderstand, I love and hopefully this type of projects could have created something similar to “save” my mac mini from the row of returns in the Apple Store. They are such crazy as great ideas. The process is really to take off your hat:
Own design from scratch. Scott has spent hours creating specific 3D models to fit each custom component: Mac Mini, keyboard, screen, ignition button … Nothing is left randomly: The 3D printer, the real whim: Here is the grace: the most expensive part was not Apple, it was the professional 3D printer (more than 2,300 euros).
Touch screen: Do not conform to any screen, bet on a touch screen that adds that differential (and retro) point to the set.
- Obsession for details: The video shows how the cables are perfectly guided by the back. It even has a lever to press the ignition button.
- Artisanal finish, professional result. The final result is so careful that it seems made in series, but it retains that air of unique and special invention.
Really, the video Ok GOLD IN EVERY SECOND. The edition is exquisite, the rhythm does not decay and Scott shows that it has a brutal talent for 3D design. Beyond the final result, which is to admire or put in a museum, the process is a masterclass. And yes, the housing has an irresistible retro air. It even has an air to the computers of the separation series. If you also think you have a “dentri”, you know what I mean.
Now, if you have chopped the mobility bug but you are not to leave your salary in a 3D printer, there are much more affordable alternatives. Today you can find Portable screens For less than a Apple keyboard costs. Some are surprisingly light and perfect to wear in the backpack: you connect by HDMI or USB-C and voila.
ARZOPA S1 Table Full HD portable monitor of 15.6 “and 1920×1080 pixels, IPS external mobile screen with HDMI/type-c/USB-C for laptop/pc/mac/ps4/xbox
But if you are one of those who like to test, you have space on the table and a 3D printer of plenty, here are the proposal. Of course, if you are one of those who, like me, need to move frequently, and without loading a suitcase, the Macbook Pro or the Air remain the kings of mobility.
Source and images | Scott Yu-Jan
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