I’m guilty of being one of those who waved Peter Green away, the guy who created the Mac Mini Portable MkI two months ago. Well, mainly because it looks like crap. And it still does with MkII.
The mod allows Peter to turn his Mac Mini into a portable notebook-wannabe. It packs a nice 3 hours of Li-ion power, an 8-inch TFT display, a trackpad, a really small keyboard, speakers, dual display support and an USB hub. It is supposedly lighter than a 14-inch iBook as well.
So why feature MkII now? Well, because I’m beginning to recognize Peter’s efforts. He probably knew it looks like crap, and he’ll probably never bring it out his house. But he probably enjoyed doing it anyway. That’s the spirit I like! Furthermore, I believe some of you might actually find it totally awesome.
April 18th, 2006 at 11:05 pm
I dont see the point in it but it looks pritty cool
April 19th, 2006 at 2:50 am
It’s people like Pete that keeps technology going. Well done Pete
April 19th, 2006 at 9:15 am
stupid, total waste of energy.
this one doesnt even have a keyboard.
check on fujitsu lifebook.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:05 am
Why was it stupid? I think it’s remarkable since he’s just one man. It DOES have a small keyboard, a really small one. You have to start reading properly, and not also compare one man to a worlwide corporation like Fujitsu.
April 21st, 2006 at 4:40 pm
I don’t think this is pointless at all. It’s an excellent effort. We need more people like Pete. It’s the gadget tinkerers of this world that often have come up with much of the technology we take for granted today.
June 20th, 2006 at 8:59 am
We have to put everything in perspective.Go Pete ! keep the info coming.
July 26th, 2006 at 11:18 am
Dude thats nice. I like tinkering with PC I build for my self, no big deal now adays. But if that kid could pull that off, damn thats just amazing. So nice job, and asians are beating us in tech.