There are people who hate laptops. And then there are people like him. youtuber Scott Yu-Jan who hates them so much that you have created your own portable workstation. And he achieved it by merging a Mac mini M1 with the iPad mini 2021 with a spectacular result.
A portable Mac mini thanks to a homemade chassis
Yu-Jan explains in his video the whole process of creating a portable Mac mini. As he himself admits, born out of frustration with laptops
As we can see, during the idea process, he came to design one in which the Mac mini would be the “cartridge” to insert into a chassis built with a 3D printer, as if it were a Nintendo Game Boy. He also speculates on a Mac mini that acts as a base for a screen, similar to what the original Macintosh was. Finally, he opts for a design that integrates the iPad mini as if it were a laptop lid.
From there, create the chassis that “wraps around” the Mac mini and supports the iPad mini, which folds like a laptop lid. It helps a lot that both teams have the same width, “as if they were made for each other”, in Yu-Jan’s words. In the back part, a velcro has been placed to hold the power cable, since this project does not integrate its own battery.
To use this hybrid, bring an Apple Magic Keyboard and no mouse. Since the iPad mini accepts Apple Pencil, that’s its input system. Using Duet Display completes the system as a tool for the iPad to act as a monitor.
the youtuber he admits to being delighted with the result. He takes her on a trip and used for heavy mounting from YouTube, like the video itself which was produced in part with this project. And the truth is not for less, the idea is spectacular.
