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color your mac mini with custom anodizing

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Looking to add a splash of color to your Mac Mini without losing the aluminum finish? Well here’s a new way to add a serious splash of color to your Mini.

The guys over at Computer Choppers are now offering a custom Mac Mini anodizing service, letting you really give your computer a new look.…

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March 10th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design hacks + mods technology

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new mac mini gets 70 usb ports

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An image and video has been floating around the web over the last few days showing what is supposedly a new version of the Mac Mini with 5 USB ports on the back. This, undoubtedly is not that image. And before you get up on your high horses, I don’t want to hear any of…

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February 23rd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing just plain fun quickpix

apple ][ disk drive modded into a mac mini (or vice versa)

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This could be my favorite Mac Mini mod yet. Take one part retro Apple Disk ][ drive and one part Mac Mini, and what do you get? A little bit of casemodding genius.

Modder Charles Mangin took the guts out of his old Disk ][ enclosure and managed to find a way to squeeze the…

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February 21st, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro technology

mac mini mods: the ultimate collection

Mac Mini Quadra Casemod

Japanese modder Hideo Takano must really, really love his Mac Minis. He’s gone over the top by producing not 1 or 2, but 7 different Mac Mini casemods, each with a unique look. Let’s start out with this classic Macintosh Quadra inspired Mini.

This is my personal favorite, the LEGO Mac Mini. I wonder if…

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August 22nd, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods