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Newest Mac mini Mod: Hideo Takano's "Heroes" Themed Mac Pro Nano |
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
 Who needs the Apple Engineers to redesign the Mac Mini. If they don't want to leak any insider info *you still can if you want* then we'll just go with Hideo Takano's latest mod, the "Mac Pro Nano". Last time we broke the news on the Mac Mini Pro, now he's sharing with us his latest Mac Mod, the Mac Pro Nano. Hideo shares TV taste with me as his latest mod is based off of the NBC Show "Heroes" with the emblem from the Kensei Takezo / Hiro Nakamura sword.
The Mac Pro Nano is a mix between the Mac Mini Pro and the Mac Book Air. The rear ports of the Mac Mini remain, but the power and an USB port have been re-wired to the top of the enclosure, accessible by a spring loaded hinge. The finished product is 53mm x 163mm x 163mm (about a 6.41" square, 2.08" deep). Hideo used 1.5 mm ABS resin board for the construction, then re-enforced it with another 1mm resin board to make this mod's exterior strong enough to take a blow from Hiro himself.
Beautiful job Hideo, thank you for sharing it with us!
Link to Hideo's Construction of the Mac Pro Nano
Link to Finished Mac Pro Nano
Images from Hideo's Website
The Finished Mac Pro Nano
The top USB port & power button hinge (mouse over to see it in action)
The inside workings of the hinge
The case, pre-painting
The back side
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