Turn your Mac Mini and iPad Mini into a portable Mac Mini.
If you are one of those who think that using a portable Mac is not so practical, but you have a Mac Mini you love for being affordable with very good performance, and you wish you could take it everywherethen this article is for you. Introducing the portable Mac minia new creation.
Features of the Mac mini
The Mac mini is a compact computer, that fits in your hands and that has the power and the unmistakable mark of Apple. In addition, it also has a series of very attractive features:
- Includes its integrated technology in the chip M1which can make it a better level compared to other larger computers.
- Facilitates execution of complex tasks.
- consume less energy.
- It’s a team very light.
- Excellent for editing videos.
- Have good price.
- Is very versatile.
- But perhaps because it was designed as a desktop computer, to which you must add its accessories: monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers, not so useful to take it wherever you want.
Mac mini laptop a dock designed and printed in 3D = Mac Mini + Ipad mini
Surprisingly, someone taking advantage of the benefits of the Mac mini has decided to design a portable style. Yes, as you read it, only with the help of his creativity, his ease of design and the use of a 3D printer; the young artist and YouTuber Scott Yu-Janbegan by making several sketches and finally created a portable Mac mini your way for personal use.
This young man is a product designer for future devices and services based in Vancouver Seattle, currently working at Amazon.com.
His idea arose when drawing a design on your iPad mini, you notice that iPad mini is the same width as the Mac mini“as if they were made for each other”, surely Apple knew it, and perfectly With these two devices at hand he managed to design his prototype to join them in a compact and transportable way.
Portable Mac mini design details
The design consists of a device that allows you to join the 2020 Mac mini (computer) with an iPad mini (monitor, mouse, and plug-ins), through a series of 3D docks that allow these Apple products to be inserted together.
The result is a versatile one-piece tool that can be taken anywhere.
This design even allows you to keep the USB connection cable and protect it, it has a tensioner to adjust the viewing angle of the iPad mini (screen) and a slot on the back to store the power cable.
Once everything is docked, it becomes a portable computer that you can hang it under your desk and take it and put it in your backpack if you want to take it with you.
You won’t need the monitor, since the iPad mini supplies it. You will not require a mouse either, with the application Duet Display Using wired connection it can support full offline resolution, it also supports touch screen capabilities and with the iPad pen you can navigate smoothly.
This creation seems like an amazing idea. Would you dare to make your own design?
A portable MAC might be your go-to, but if you have these two Mac minis and iPad minis, it’s well worth having this option on hand, in one kit.
Now with this creation, Apple may consider it and design its new portable Mac mini. Meanwhile, what do you prefer? A portable Mac, or a Mac Mini with a monitor? or better A portable Mac mini of only 19.7 cm.?
Image | Scott Yu Jan
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