Converting an old Wii into an M1 Mac mini was the BEST IDEA
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 Published On Nov 8, 2022

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It's no secret that the Mac mini design is a little bit stale. While everyone loves its price point, size, and performance, we aren't exactly excited by the little aluminum square anymore. Today that changes. The other day I was looking at an old Wii and I thought HMM, that looks like about the same size to me. What if I put a Mac mini in there? An Apple Silicon Wii?!? heck yeah! Today we'll build a DIY Mac mini Wii conversion perfect for retro gaming on a Mac. Wii games, Nintendo Gamecube, even PS2 emulation through Dolphin and Aethersx2 in the package of a Wii? Heck yeah!

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time stamps
0:00 Intro
1:45 The concept
2:43 Tearing down the Wii
3:18 Tearing down the Mac mini
4:25 Wii case modifications
4:58 Custom power supply
7:15 Cooling solution
8:20 3D Printing components and assembling
10:13 WiFi/Bluetooth solution
12:23 The Final Product!
15:18 Playing 4K Wii games!

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