A fierce man who made his own portable Mac mini appears.Touch screen operation is also possible –Engadget Japanese version

Scott Yu-Jan

YouTuber, which combines the M1 Mac mini and iPad mini to create a “portable Mac mini” that can be operated with a touch screen and is easy to carry, has appeared.

The M1 Mac mini (3.6cm x 19.7cm x 19.7cm) is more portable than other desktop PCs, but you’ll need to carry a different display with you to use it in a cafe, for example.

That’s why YouTuber Scott Yu-Jan decided to create an environment where he might work anywhere using a Mac mini. However, it doesn’t have a built-in battery, it needs to be connected to a power source, and it doesn’t have a keyboard.

The “screen” of this portable Mac mini is the iPad mini (6th generation). This is connected to the Mac via an application called Duet Display + USB-C cable. This app basically turns an iPad or iPhone into a second display for Mac, but it can also be used as a main display, and the touch screen function can also be used (as a manufacturer’s unique function).

At the core of making a portable Mac mini is a 3D-printed case that allows you to put your Mac mini and iPad Mini in and out. After connecting the Mac Mini and iPad Mini with a USB-C cable, both can be stored in the housing.

It also has a carrying handle and a slot for the power cable, which also has space for a hex wrench, which “can tighten bolts (hinge) that have come loose following several uses.” Said Yu-Jan.

When the M1 Mac mini (78,000 yen and up (tax included / same below)) and iPad Mini (59,800 yen and up) are combined, it is higher than the M1 MacBook Air (115,280 yen), and the performance is the same. What’s more, it’s said that the fan can get noisy and hot in the case of a portable Mac mini, which makes me wonder what it means.

However, Yu-Juan explains that the theme is “to make more use of what you already have,” and you are not buying a new one, so this may be reasonable. Moreover, it has become possible to use a “touch screen-operated Mac” not provided by Apple outside, and it seems that not a few people would like to try it.

Source:Scott Yu-Jan(YouTube)

via:Ars Technica