A fan of the channel offered a design reminiscent of the 2019 Mac Pro. With his mini Mac Mini board ready to go, he began designing a case to fit what was now a single-board computer.
So, rather than smarten his port up, he dumbed the charger down by replacing it with a Microsoft Surface power supply spliced into the MagSafe connector. However, Magsafe negotiates over a complex protocol when attached. Given that he wanted to shrink the power supply and the Mac Mini accepts just 12 volts, he devised a clever solution to use MagSafe as a connector. Relocating the WiFi antennas was the trickiest part of the whole build. He removed that, and the fan attached to the heatsink (checking to ensure it still booted). Unfortunately, the logic board attaches to a wide IO shield. With a donor Mac in hand, they cracked it open and found an oversized power supply, a diminutive logic board, and a good bit of space.
took advantage of this to make a miniaturized Mac Mini. However, despite being the same general form factor, the internals has shrunk over the years. The Mac Mini has been roughly the same size and shape for 12 years, as the current design was released in June 2010.
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