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DIY iMac Made From Mac Mini

11:27 pm, February 3rd, 2008, Pete Mortensen

Homemadeimac

The iMac is a beautiful all-in-one desktop solution capable of handling most every need. But it’s also a bit pricey, especially compared to the dirt cheap Mac mini. Jon Doty decided to do something, fusing a Mac mini with a commodity LCD monitor to create a homemade iMac that I can only describe as…elegantly janky.

Make sure to check out the gallery – the whole process is detailed to a charming degree.

Via Digg.

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9 comments

    I admire what this fellow has done; it is creative and funky in the spirit one expects from Mac owners. But as a Mini owner myself, I like it for its modularity (which, of course, the iMac lacks as an all-in-one). So I couldn’t help thinking: “Or… you could, say, preserve the flexibility of your system by… maybe… *not* affixing your Mini to your monitor?”

    Doug S., on February 4th, 2008 at 1:17 am

    Sucks…

    (Such a childish DIY doesn’t need a more consistent comment)

    Xavier C., on February 4th, 2008 at 1:38 am

    It seems pretty complicated for such a simple thing. Instead of all the other supplies I suggest two words: Duct and Tape.

    Bram O., on February 4th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    Well I suppose that’s one way to avoid being stuck with a glossy screen.

    DJ Rizzo, on February 4th, 2008 at 10:17 pm

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    Un iMac artesanal : planetamac, on February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am

    BUT I NEED THAT SIX INCHES SQUARE ON MY DESKTOP! AND PUTTING THINGS ON TOP OF THE MINI ISN’T AN OPTION!

    I like the tubing, but… c’mon. It’s a mini. It’s tiny! Plus, you’d be hiding your Apple goods behind a Generic Regular Guy Monitor. (I use one of those as well, but I do like having my Mac out and about for viewing. Plus, tying a G5 to the back of my 20″ monitor would be more making a side panel for it out of a monitor. Now THAT I want to see! Get right on that DIYers!)

    csbmonkey, on February 7th, 2008 at 8:19 am

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    ¿Eres pobre? Hazte tu propio iMac, on February 12th, 2008 at 6:22 am

    I cracked up when I saw this!
    This goes down next to that picture of the ghetto flatscreen tv and the guy that made the hands-free headset by rubber-banding a phone to his head.

    Eliot, on February 13th, 2008 at 5:03 am

    HELLO! still requires Two power points! therefore not a replacement for an iMac

    cjhchris, on April 30th, 2008 at 6:08 am