The Mac Mini is the most popular input device. economic to the range of Apple computers, a small computer with a square format that Apple had completely forgotten between 2012 and 2018. Last week the company based in Cupertino renewed the entire range of Mac, from the Mac Mini to the MacBook Pro and passing through iMac.
The renewal of the Mac range introduces the new M4 processor with ARM architecture from Apple, maintaining the same design except in the Mac Mini, a model that is now taller than previous versions and that has also changed the position of the button to turn on the device, moving it to the bottom. Between the connectors to charge the mouse at the bottom and the button to turn on the computer, also at the bottom, it seems that Apple has a strange fixation.
If you were waiting for the renewal of the Mac Mini range and you don’t quite like this new design, you don’t have to give up your needs, since with a 3D printer you can completely change its design and turn it into a mac pronot the model shaped like a trash can, but the model that currently sells from 8,300 euros.
Turn your Mac Mini M4 into a Mac Mini Pro
We cannot deny that the 3D printers They have been a before and after. Thanks to these devices we can create anything we want, and it is widely used by users who want to get the most out of a device. Raspberry Pi but not exclusively.
The latest example of its infinite possibilities is found by 3D printing enthusiast, Jerrod Hofferth, who has created a case for the new Mac Mini with the M4 processor. Jerrod has named this project as Mac Mini Prosince it is based on the current Mac Pro, although it claims that it was inspired by a PowerMac G5 that Steve Jobs used in his house.
As we can see in the images, both the back and front are accessible. Incidentally, it has taken advantage of the power button located at the bottom to be easy to press without having to lift the device.
As with most 3D designs, this case is made in different pieces that must be glued together. Furthermore, it is designed so that, instead of using fixed supports, a set of four wheelsan option also available on Apple’s Mac Pro as an extra for which you have to pay 500 euros more.
The best of all, as we have mentioned above, is that if you have a 3D printer and want to buy the new Mac Mini with the M4 chip you can download and print them yourself, being available from here on the Maker World website.
According to its creator, it is pending receipt of this new model that has just gone on sale to refine the measurements, so it is advisable to wait a few days for it to publish the final plans that fit like a glove.
