Recommended improvements: Wire up the front power button, add a second fan for exhaust and connect the blue lighting from the original wii drive for aesthetics.
see if they get tricked by it like one of their team Do you want this Mac mini M1 for £72 they may say what the problem with it Use a HDMI Port for the Wii see will they think is a mac mini than plug AV to HDMI with usb to HDMI and see will they think they got a mac cheaper than apple telling it make sure no one can see it misplace on it because it would show is not a real mac
This is probably one of my most favrotie videos on this channel now. The amount of work that was put into this thing and the fact that ti came out looking absolutely fantastic, really fills my heart. I loved how it didn't look like one of those frankenstien PC's that have random cuts in the casing everywhere that make it look absolutely horrible.
This is a fantastic project, and I absolutely love it. One little thing though about the 4K, 16:9 Aspect Ratio. The Wii actually natively ran 16:9! You just needed to swap between 4:3 to 16:9 in the settings menu. But every 1st party game had both modes available for each of the games with no flaws! :)
I should have mentioned but I did initially intend to wire the power button and LED light around the DVD drive into the Mac mini power button and SIL. Two problems though: 1: the LED used is a very weak 3V one that immediately overloaded and died (RIP) and the problem with the power button is that it's not actually a button! The front plate just has a plunger that pushes a button attached to the actual Wii board; thus in order to rig it up I'd have rework the Wii fascia into a traditional button assembly, then wire that into the 4 pin ZIF connector on the Mac mini... It ended up being a bit much for a project where the normal power button is still accessible 😆
@@lukemiani All you really have to do is glue in an LED and button in roughly the same spot as the original, then it'll work, you don't need to hack up the original wii at all can't really speak on the Mac Mini connector though, I know with my NUC I was able to get the specific connector from intel, and then buy from digikey, but Apple wouldn't be that nice
I can’t tell you how many times I chuckled while watching you have a ton of fun building this project! These are the kinds of videos and projects I love seeing you do Luke! Keep up the great work! 🎉👍🏼
We use an older model Mac mini as an emulation computer running Batocera. I might have to look at doing something similar. Our mini is one of the models with a DVD drive in it, so I might even see if I can go a step further and incorporate that into the housing as well.
the mac mini mainboard sold by itself(possibly for even cheaper and with a usb c power board?) would quickly become the most popular hobby computer in the world, and then with side companies popping up would become the most popular computer in the world period. within the span of two years.
Would be more complicated wiring up 12 volt and dissembling the board to access the power button. This looks pretty fun and straight forward following Snazzy Labs video and 3d printing some parts
Just something to keep in mind in the future. It is possible for a radio to self-destruct if you run it without having an antenna connected. A lot of chips have protection built in but some don't.
Dude, this is bad ass! I told my wife I was going to disassemble her beloved Wii console and install a Mac Mini. Now I’m in the dog house. 😢 Btw… haako is a great soldering station. 👍🏽
yes, it's because it's HER beloved Wii. If someone did a thing like this to my beloved consoles, all Hell'd break loose. Just buy a broken Wii on ebay.
@@lukemiani I think it would be really cool to see a workable Mac mini, or Mac Studio, inside of the colorful G3 powermac. I've always loved how those looked.
@@lukemiani Put a Mac mini in a touchscreen tablet lol the first Mac OS ipad. It could be a touchscreen on the front with like 3d printed sides and back around it, containing the mini idk She will be very thicc and very impractical, although it would be next level if a gyroscope or something was also added to monitor orientation/rotations, and a code was made that maps rotations and rotates the screen to one of the 4 orientations when triggered. Again although very absurd
Those versions look noticeably different. The mini in particular looks very Fischer Price. The RVL-101 looks a bit “wrong” if you’re looking for that original vertical Wii look. Thankfully they’re pretty easy to avoid as those models didn’t come out until the very end of the Wii’s lifespan. The vast majority of Wiis are a variation of the one Luke has in this video.
Pretty crazy project. One suggestion: to increase thermal performance, you can 3d print a channel that goes into the M1 heatsink, like the stock fan did. It may be not very aerodynamic, but the Wii has 2 (stock) fan holes.
I think it would be cool if you managed to put a slot-loading DVD or Bluray drive in it. You could maybe take apart an external one and wire through USB
Blower fan (centrifugal) is more suitable for heatsink because heat on the heatsink needs to be blown away by air static pressure. Axial fan will peform worse for moving air between the cramped aisle of the heatsink. And with its chopped off, the axial fan will perform worse than the expected. No problem for light use, will be a problem for long term & heavy use. My suggestion is put back the original blower fan.
i have an idea for the power delivery! you could put the mac mini power supply into the wiis original power supply (like taking out the components of the wii power supply to where its just a gray box, then placing the mac mini one in there)
Perhaps I’m showing my naivety here, but is the buck converter necessary if you’re already feeding 12V in? Or is the surface power supply a different voltage?
Cool project here are some improvment ideas: -second fan exhaust -reduce that power cable frankensteinery to one prober cable (even if its usbc, i mean the wii didnt have hdmi either) -would be really awesome if you could install a disc reader inside so could use the original slot -the same for the SD card reader on the Front - and the most important: you need that blue led when powering on :)
So, i Guess you went "all-in" and used a 3D printer (did you buy it for this project in particular ?) And you got other tools aswell, a dremel and soldering tools, Multimeter and more. And you got it all working in the end was really cool. All things considered, With all the knowledge and skills you aqquired during your first "build" i can hardly wait to see your next project :) Awesome !
You can try to make a 3D printed air flow router inside the case and and add another fan for exhaust and then it won't lose any performance from the original - and possibly even improve thermals. It would be interesting to use some extensions to have the USB-C ports on the back.
This is literally so cool! I love the way you used all of the ports . But I can’t get the question out of my head… what if you put the Wii in the Mac mini (or maybe a Wii mini 😂)
When you said the mac need more than 53w I knew your buck converter was the issue. Perhaps skip the buck all togheter. I run my m1 mini on V-mount power, 11-16.8v and the internal regulators have no issue (so far) with it. Been using it daily for 6 months. To clearify, I run my battery unregulated into the M1 PCB. I use my M1 mini for live streaming IRL content and with obs running the unit pulls 7.5w of power of AC running via a 12v3ah power adapter. When using battery my 100Wh v-mount lasts a day easy. I have so far not run into any throtteling because of power. I built mine in Snazzy labs 3d printed case and I did almost instantly run in to thermal issues though. I salved that by adding the stock fan externally blowing into the case. Works and has never given me any issues. Thanks!
this was amazing to watch! your projects always blow my mind. also, luke my guy, you have *taste* because midnight club 3: DE Remix is literally one thee best ps2 classics & my one of my all time faves. 💁🏽♂️😂😂 but i never would’ve imagined this form factor to work & it did… so cool! 🔥🔥🔥
I am such a huge fan of repurposing. Excellent job. Someone needs to print these out as a kit. On a side note I always wished Apple would make a Mac Mini see through case or make them available in a range of colours.
As a retro gaming collector, this video irritated me in the most infuriating fashion. What a waste of a completely good Nintendo I certainly hope that there was something wrong with it that could have not been fixed because what you did to its case is undoable there for a completely good Nintendo, wii was destroyed and not even for science either. Don’t care what you say like there isn’t enough Mac Minis out there. They’re still being produced today, but one thing that certainly isn’t being produced. Today are Nintendo Wii’s your more worried about keeping the antenna intact for the Mac mini when I’m on the other side of the screen, screaming who cares about that thing leave the damn wii alone 😢
a few people have recommended a lot of this, but: i think some definite improvements would be connecting the front power button, and dvd led to the mac in some manor. another thing i think would help with it being more original is possibly replacing the psu internally with a higher wattage psu. possibly the macs original psu to make it less suspecting. and (in my personal opinion) finding a way to get the sensor bar to work and firing up dolphin for that sweet sweet wii gameplay
imo Gamecube ports too, having the Gamecube port cover hide the internal IO is kinda unsatisfactory, it's not too difficult to rewire a USB gamecube adapter for a OEM look
You might be surprised how much use youll get out of that grinder. From ice sculpture to cutting rusty bolts off the ol boat trailer. Cool McWii btw.... I like it.
Luke, this is why I used to watch your channel all the time. I hope you keep making these kinds of videos. Wait will you keep making these kinds of videos?
You got a bit lucky with that antenna. Cause they are tuned to a specific frequency. The connector matching is not a guarantee that it will work! For anyone looking for one: Find an antenna for 2.4Ghz with an U.FL connector.
Given that you present the final wii form factor with its vertical stand, couldn't you just incorporate that stand into the case mod and potentially fit the entire m1 (sans aluminium case) into it, without needing to do the power/fan mods?
fun fact! you could have skipped wii disassembly by buying an aftermarket wii chassis.it also would've been cool if you got the wii's origional power button working and the reset button working like a sleep button, and finally, I would've liked to see an sd card reader atleast, all of these seem more than doable and it wouldn't even be that much of a squeeze.
Congrats!! I think this project will springboard your creativity into other similar projects and your 3D printer skills will get even better! This is the start of a new era for Luke M!
I've always been a Mac Mini fan and will continue to get Mac Minis, especially in colour. And I even made a lamp out of my very old MacMini when it was absolutely no longer suitable. But that's awesome, that's a really cool idea!!
I find the case trimming a little janky tho, but that's just my OCD. One thing you should have done to polish things up is make an IO shield where the controller ports used to reside.
a few thoughts i'm having: - what if you could use up a usb port on the mac to make the disc drive on the wii actually function using the usb-c to optical drive dongle - what if you routed the power button to actually use the wii's button - take another usb port up. turn the memory card slot off the front into front io using a usb hub.
I loved seeing the genuine excitement for this type of thing, and I appreciated the retro aspect as a gamecube and wii user. I also like that you absolutely didn't clickbait us and that created what you advertised.
Hello, you have an attachment on your rotary tool I have not seen before. The plastic shroud that goes around the cutting wheel. Dremel has something like that but there is too much plastic around it. Could you post a link or name the product Thank you.
Had me smiling the whole time. I've been wanting to do this with my old steam machine but you know how it goes when your to do list gets back logged into near oblivion lol
nice build, i have some experience with small formfactor PCs, there is 2 things i might change on your mod: 1: get rid of the buck converter, the original Wii PSU has enough power (as long as you don`t power an external monitor via USB-C or sth) and much cleaner power than those chinese converters 2: get a 40mm Noctua cooling fan or several of them. and use the silent cable. They have good airflow and basically silent you could also try to house the PSU internally so you do not have to carry the power brick
Fun fact: The M1 chip is actually somewhat related to the GPU used in the Wii, as the Hollywood has an ARM926EJ-S core embedded within it. There's another thing that brings the Wii and M1 together and that would be mini (or m1n1 as it's somewhat based off of mini). mini was used to get Linux running on the Wii, while m1n1 does the same for M1 Macs!
I'd like to see a BBC 2 desktop case used with an M1 board, the ARM chip does have its roots when Acorn looked to replace the 6502 for a new risc design that was simulated for correctness on said BBC 2.
it hurt to see at first but it was actually fun during middle and end, you could use the USB ports on the wii with the mac mini, buy a GameCube Controller adapter for the controller ports on top of the wii and buy a USB to Sensor Bar adapter (if there is one) for the sensor bar port and there you go an actual Mac (Mii)ni EDIT: you can try add a disc drive, take advantage of the front SD card port and the buttons (POWER= power obviously and eject and reset is up to you) idk its up to you but it would be a cool idea
Disc drives are pretty much impossible because of the size they take up as for the rest, it's entirely possible, I've added them to mine that I built a few years back, it's not that difficult to do. Not really sure why he didn't add them here
Interesting project! I would try printing out a fan baffle that would port most of the air into the heat sink. I have one of the Apple Blueberry Macs that many schools used 20 years or more. I have seen where they basically gut everything out of the housing replacing the CRT with a 15” LCD monitor and a mini for the motherboard. I would like to retain the old parts for collectors sake but there appears to be an issue with the power supply. There appears to be suffering from overheating and shutting down. Probably bad caps, par for vintage equipment. I would need to locate a spare front housing so as to cut it to fit the bare lcd screen, want to retain the original front with the rest of the electronics.
While you had it apart, was there space to mount a slot-loading optical drive...a slim one, like from a MacBook or something? With the disc slot on the Wii case, it would be even more slick!
Legit my favorite thing I've ever done on the channel. Would you build a Mac mini Wii conversion?
It’s hilarious but it’s lost cool factor. I want to see a Mac mini in a full tower chassis and the ability to plug in many extension cards.
Fuck yea
Th th that was an early model with the doors. I am both horrified and impressed.
Oh man this is cool. This video needs to blow up.
Your best project and video yet Luke 👍
Recommended improvements: Wire up the front power button, add a second fan for exhaust and connect the blue lighting from the original wii drive for aesthetics.
Add a HUB in the front too: to use SD card like the original or more.
@@katosnook and one in the back, for the original usb ports ;)
And maybe a cdrom
Btw i think it was possible to use the og psu and
I find it a bit dumb that the fan is on constently
and a super drive 😂
@@afrenchcocorico164 i was thinking the same with the cdrom
A fun build to be sure!! Absurd, ridiculous, certainly foolish. But fun! Great work!
Hey it’s you
Lol
The OS for Wii was named IOS
Bruh, digital trends made me thought this dude was going to turn the m1 mini into a Wii, fml...
look at that Quinn he did at least as good as your mini mac mini!
Okay, but now put the WII in the Mac Mini
That’s smart
Stole my comment lol
see if they get tricked by it like one of their team
Do you want this Mac mini M1 for £72
they may say what the problem with it
Use a HDMI Port for the Wii see will they think is a mac mini
than plug AV to HDMI with usb to HDMI and see will they think they got a mac cheaper than apple telling it
make sure no one can see it misplace on it because it would show is not a real mac
This is probably one of my most favrotie videos on this channel now. The amount of work that was put into this thing and the fact that ti came out looking absolutely fantastic, really fills my heart. I loved how it didn't look like one of those frankenstien PC's that have random cuts in the casing everywhere that make it look absolutely horrible.
I appreciate that and am glad you enjoyed! I had a ton of fun and I'm completely shocked that I didn't end up creating a horrible monstrosity LOL
@@lukemiani fun fact, the Wii used PowerPC CPUs in it so technically you upgraded from a PowerMac to an M1 mac
This is a fantastic project, and I absolutely love it.
One little thing though about the 4K, 16:9 Aspect Ratio. The Wii actually natively ran 16:9! You just needed to swap between 4:3 to 16:9 in the settings menu. But every 1st party game had both modes available for each of the games with no flaws! :)
Except Mario Party 8 for some reason.
@@GANONdork123 and DKC Returns...
@@Mr.Krabs12and new super Mario bros Wii
It would be great if you could link the Wii’s Power Button to the Mac Mini’s Power Button! Excellent video Luke
I should have mentioned but I did initially intend to wire the power button and LED light around the DVD drive into the Mac mini power button and SIL. Two problems though: 1: the LED used is a very weak 3V one that immediately overloaded and died (RIP) and the problem with the power button is that it's not actually a button! The front plate just has a plunger that pushes a button attached to the actual Wii board; thus in order to rig it up I'd have rework the Wii fascia into a traditional button assembly, then wire that into the 4 pin ZIF connector on the Mac mini... It ended up being a bit much for a project where the normal power button is still accessible 😆
@@lukemiani All you really have to do is glue in an LED and button in roughly the same spot as the original, then it'll work, you don't need to hack up the original wii at all
can't really speak on the Mac Mini connector though, I know with my NUC I was able to get the specific connector from intel, and then buy from digikey, but Apple wouldn't be that nice
The Windmaker 😂 16:15 but in all seriousness this was awesome to watch man. Love this type of content you produce!
I can’t tell you how many times I chuckled while watching you have a ton of fun building this project! These are the kinds of videos and projects I love seeing you do Luke! Keep up the great work! 🎉👍🏼
I'm glad you enjoyed! Appreciate it 👊
@@lukemiani absolutely!
@@lukemiani Great channel, Luke! I particular enjoy that you're making a living at doing what you love.
Keep it up, with lots of mazel!!!
Jesus Christ loves you
@@tellyintokyo Jesus Christ loves you
We use an older model Mac mini as an emulation computer running Batocera. I might have to look at doing something similar. Our mini is one of the models with a DVD drive in it, so I might even see if I can go a step further and incorporate that into the housing as well.
I can't believed you passed off the opportunity to call it the Mac Winnii 😂
I was thinking the same thing!!
Wiini
Danke!
11:20 the connector is called UFL. It’s used for basically all wireless devices 🙂👍🏻
super bro
came to write this, thanks bro
Thought the same
i think he was suprised becuase of apples history of non-repairability with the M1
It's actually called a wind maker. 16:12
the mac mini mainboard sold by itself(possibly for even cheaper and with a usb c power board?) would quickly become the most popular hobby computer in the world, and then with side companies popping up would become the most popular computer in the world period. within the span of two years.
I would've used the Wii's original power button and also would've connected the Wii's disk LED but this is great!
Why not?
I disagree it's rubbish.
@@mikepxg6406 explain, lay it out bud, what sucks.
Would be more complicated wiring up 12 volt and dissembling the board to access the power button. This looks pretty fun and straight forward following Snazzy Labs video and 3d printing some parts
Do it and post the video
Great job! The Wii is one of the most beautifully designed pieces of hardware ever. It looks so nice sitting on a desk!
This made me even more excited for my M1 powered Macintosh Classic II! In progress!
Well done. Was hoping you'd get that SuperDrive in the DVD/CD slot...
Just something to keep in mind in the future. It is possible for a radio to self-destruct if you run it without having an antenna connected. A lot of chips have protection built in but some don't.
Dude, this is bad ass!
I told my wife I was going to disassemble her beloved Wii console and install a Mac Mini. Now I’m in the dog house. 😢
Btw… haako is a great soldering station. 👍🏽
its garbage.......
@@mikepxg6406 can you tell me the parts about it you dont like
yes, it's because it's HER beloved Wii. If someone did a thing like this to my beloved consoles, all Hell'd break loose. Just buy a broken Wii on ebay.
Missed opportunity! You should have done the GameCube. It’s literally so similar to the Mac mini in form factor
Dude these modding projects are so much fun to watch, hoping you’ve got more on the way! 🎉
what do you want to see next 👀
@@lukemiani sleeper Macintosh plus with a Mac Studio inside? 😳
@@lukemiani I think it would be really cool to see a workable Mac mini, or Mac Studio, inside of the colorful G3 powermac. I've always loved how those looked.
@@lukemiani 12inch macbook with m1
@@lukemiani Put a Mac mini in a touchscreen tablet lol the first Mac OS ipad. It could be a touchscreen on the front with like 3d printed sides and back around it, containing the mini idk
She will be very thicc and very impractical, although it would be next level if a gyroscope or something was also added to monitor orientation/rotations, and a code was made that maps rotations and rotates the screen to one of the 4 orientations when triggered. Again although very absurd
You should’ve mentioned that the later models of the Wii dropped GameCube support (aka what’s behind those doors) and the doors all together.
Those versions look noticeably different. The mini in particular looks very Fischer Price. The RVL-101 looks a bit “wrong” if you’re looking for that original vertical Wii look. Thankfully they’re pretty easy to avoid as those models didn’t come out until the very end of the Wii’s lifespan. The vast majority of Wiis are a variation of the one Luke has in this video.
@@thewiirocks and the Second Wii alteration has “Family Edition” branding on it and was only available in light blue
@@Krishy-dz4ov I have that blue Wii model, it's really pretty
16:14
"The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Maker"
...who's gonna tell him?
Tbh I was hoping you would load Mac OS on the Wii (bc the Wii uses a PowerPC CPU) and make a super tiny Power Mac
I don't think it would run anything later than Tiger, and that's really pushing the old 750-based Wii CPU to its limits.
Pretty crazy project. One suggestion: to increase thermal performance, you can 3d print a channel that goes into the M1 heatsink, like the stock fan did. It may be not very aerodynamic, but the Wii has 2 (stock) fan holes.
Your excitement and positivity really comes through in this video. Such a cool project, and well done!
I think it would be cool if you managed to put a slot-loading DVD or Bluray drive in it. You could maybe take apart an external one and wire through USB
Blower fan (centrifugal) is more suitable for heatsink because heat on the heatsink needs to be blown away by air static pressure. Axial fan will peform worse for moving air between the cramped aisle of the heatsink. And with its chopped off, the axial fan will perform worse than the expected.
No problem for light use, will be a problem for long term & heavy use.
My suggestion is put back the original blower fan.
i have an idea for the power delivery! you could put the mac mini power supply into the wiis original power supply (like taking out the components of the wii power supply to where its just a gray box, then placing the mac mini one in there)
Very interested to see if there’s a way to make the original power button work
You should try putting the Wii’s electronics into the Mac mini case! 😂
Perhaps I’m showing my naivety here, but is the buck converter necessary if you’re already feeding 12V in? Or is the surface power supply a different voltage?
Cool project here are some improvment ideas:
-second fan exhaust
-reduce that power cable frankensteinery to one prober cable (even if its usbc, i mean the wii didnt have hdmi either)
-would be really awesome if you could install a disc reader inside so could use the original slot
-the same for the SD card reader on the Front
- and the most important: you need that blue led when powering on :)
You can tell by Luke’s face and constant smiling that he genuinely enjoyed this
For a video that basically amounts to pulling a computer’s internals out of one box and putting them in another box, this was a lot of fun.
Hi, great project and excellent vid, congratulations! What’s the use of the buck converter if you already have the right voltage in the surface PSU?
Now you are just showing off. Pulling out the dremel tool and re-engineering one product to meet new specs for your mod is just awesome.
So, i Guess you went "all-in" and used a 3D printer (did you buy it for this project in particular ?) And you got other tools aswell, a dremel and soldering tools, Multimeter and more. And you got it all working in the end was really cool. All things considered, With all the knowledge and skills you aqquired during your first "build" i can hardly wait to see your next project :) Awesome !
You can try to make a 3D printed air flow router inside the case and and add another fan for exhaust and then it won't lose any performance from the original - and possibly even improve thermals.
It would be interesting to use some extensions to have the USB-C ports on the back.
This is literally so cool! I love the way you used all of the ports . But I can’t get the question out of my head… what if you put the Wii in the Mac mini (or maybe a Wii mini 😂)
16:16 “the legend of Zelda the WIND MAKER “
This TH-camr is on the Side is he a gamer or is he not a gamer lmfao
Your content is always incredible ! The amount of dedication is soooo high ♡ thank you.
When you said the mac need more than 53w I knew your buck converter was the issue. Perhaps skip the buck all togheter. I run my m1 mini on V-mount power, 11-16.8v and the internal regulators have no issue (so far) with it. Been using it daily for 6 months. To clearify, I run my battery unregulated into the M1 PCB. I use my M1 mini for live streaming IRL content and with obs running the unit pulls 7.5w of power of AC running via a 12v3ah power adapter. When using battery my 100Wh v-mount lasts a day easy. I have so far not run into any throtteling because of power. I built mine in Snazzy labs 3d printed case and I did almost instantly run in to thermal issues though. I salved that by adding the stock fan externally blowing into the case. Works and has never given me any issues. Thanks!
this was amazing to watch! your projects always blow my mind. also, luke my guy, you have *taste* because midnight club 3: DE Remix is literally one thee best ps2 classics & my one of my all time faves. 💁🏽♂️😂😂
but i never would’ve imagined this form factor to work & it did… so cool! 🔥🔥🔥
i didn't take u for the build type, but good change of pace
I am such a huge fan of repurposing. Excellent job. Someone needs to print these out as a kit. On a side note I always wished Apple would make a Mac Mini see through case or make them available in a range of colours.
You should try to fit a slim DVD/BLURAY player and connect it with a SATA > USB adapter
Whoever decided that Wii will sit slanted on a grey base was a genius.
It gives 80% of the ‘special looking’ aesthetics imo
As a retro gaming collector, this video irritated me in the most infuriating fashion. What a waste of a completely good Nintendo I certainly hope that there was something wrong with it that could have not been fixed because what you did to its case is undoable there for a completely good Nintendo, wii was destroyed and not even for science either. Don’t care what you say like there isn’t enough Mac Minis out there. They’re still being produced today, but one thing that certainly isn’t being produced. Today are Nintendo Wii’s your more worried about keeping the antenna intact for the Mac mini when I’m on the other side of the screen, screaming who cares about that thing leave the damn wii alone 😢
He didnt throw away wii's parts so that he can put it back together again
a few people have recommended a lot of this, but: i think some definite improvements would be connecting the front power button, and dvd led to the mac in some manor. another thing i think would help with it being more original is possibly replacing the psu internally with a higher wattage psu. possibly the macs original psu to make it less suspecting. and (in my personal opinion) finding a way to get the sensor bar to work and firing up dolphin for that sweet sweet wii gameplay
imo Gamecube ports too, having the Gamecube port cover hide the internal IO is kinda unsatisfactory, it's not too difficult to rewire a USB gamecube adapter for a OEM look
Went from boring Mac Mini design to an even more boring Wii design.
You might be surprised how much use youll get out of that grinder. From ice sculpture to cutting rusty bolts off the ol boat trailer. Cool McWii btw.... I like it.
The Mac mini M1 is truly the most versatile mac
Luke, this is why I used to watch your channel all the time. I hope you keep making these kinds of videos.
Wait will you keep making these kinds of videos?
Congratulations to you having fun and being proud of your accomplishment on this project in particular! Thank you for sharing :)
You got a bit lucky with that antenna. Cause they are tuned to a specific frequency. The connector matching is not a guarantee that it will work! For anyone looking for one: Find an antenna for 2.4Ghz with an U.FL connector.
The Windmaker is my favorite lol
Given that you present the final wii form factor with its vertical stand, couldn't you just incorporate that stand into the case mod and potentially fit the entire m1 (sans aluminium case) into it, without needing to do the power/fan mods?
you could vent the bottom of the Wii and use the docking bay as cooling by lining it with a bunch of small fans on the bottom blowing air up
I think this is my favourite video you've ever made... really good fun, thank you!
Top notch content from the Luke Miani TH-cam Channel
fun fact! you could have skipped wii disassembly by buying an aftermarket wii chassis.it also would've been cool if you got the wii's origional power button working and the reset button working like a sleep button, and finally, I would've liked to see an sd card reader atleast, all of these seem more than doable and it wouldn't even be that much of a squeeze.
That’s without a doubt the best computer ever made!
Congrats!! I think this project will springboard your creativity into other similar projects and your 3D printer skills will get even better! This is the start of a new era for Luke M!
How do you solve the EMF background nose of the buck converter in that small space?
This is so cool! it would have been nice to connect the original power button from the Wii along with its light
AMAZING! genius! you and Quinn created the best 2 mac minis ever ! the wii mac is just soooo good!
Honestly this is really interesting because, for a while there (I think), the Macs used to use the same CPU chipset as a Wii (PowerPC).
You would be very much correct.
I would love to see a M1 Mac Mini shoved inside an old G4 dome cashing with an updated display. Now that would be sickkk
this is why your channel is the best. great video.
I've always been a Mac Mini fan and will continue to get Mac Minis, especially in colour. And I even made a lamp out of my very old MacMini when it was absolutely no longer suitable. But that's awesome, that's a really cool idea!!
ha ha fan 😂😂
I find the case trimming a little janky tho, but that's just my OCD. One thing you should have done to polish things up is make an IO shield where the controller ports used to reside.
this is one of the coolest vids I've ever seen, I wanna do this for myself now
a few thoughts i'm having:
- what if you could use up a usb port on the mac to make the disc drive on the wii actually function using the usb-c to optical drive dongle
- what if you routed the power button to actually use the wii's button
- take another usb port up. turn the memory card slot off the front into front io using a usb hub.
Good to hear AGST as the intro music!
I loved seeing the genuine excitement for this type of thing, and I appreciated the retro aspect as a gamecube and wii user. I also like that you absolutely didn't clickbait us and that created what you advertised.
Now try connecting a Wii remote to Monterey! I think they broke support for devices like Wii remotes after Big Sur.
That is so cool Luke! Now if I could just find that Wii in my storage... Somewhere
Hello, you have an attachment on your rotary tool I have not seen before. The plastic shroud that goes around the cutting wheel.
Dremel has something like that but there is too much plastic around it.
Could you post a link or name the product
Thank you.
Dude...brilliant project. I would daily drive the hell out of this thing.
you know what i just realized would be cool is a colab from you and DIYPerks
WOW, great vid dude, had tons of fun watching it.
Had me smiling the whole time. I've been wanting to do this with my old steam machine but you know how it goes when your to do list gets back logged into near oblivion lol
I would buy this from you in a heart beat. This is beyond amazing and impressive!
nice build, i have some experience with small formfactor PCs, there is 2 things i might change on your mod:
1: get rid of the buck converter, the original Wii PSU has enough power (as long as you don`t power an external monitor via USB-C or sth) and much cleaner power than those chinese converters
2: get a 40mm Noctua cooling fan or several of them. and use the silent cable. They have good airflow and basically silent
you could also try to house the PSU internally so you do not have to carry the power brick
i was hoping you would keep the led light on the on and off button would have looked cool
such a clasic Retro consol and you rouind it by making a Mac out of it
Fun fact: The M1 chip is actually somewhat related to the GPU used in the Wii, as the Hollywood has an ARM926EJ-S core embedded within it. There's another thing that brings the Wii and M1 together and that would be mini (or m1n1 as it's somewhat based off of mini). mini was used to get Linux running on the Wii, while m1n1 does the same for M1 Macs!
Combining a great mac with a goated console is a dream come true sortta.
I'd like to see a BBC 2 desktop case used with an M1 board, the ARM chip does have its roots when Acorn looked to replace the 6502 for a new risc design that was simulated for correctness on said BBC 2.
it hurt to see at first but it was actually fun during middle and end, you could use the USB ports on the wii with the mac mini, buy a GameCube Controller adapter for the controller ports on top of the wii and buy a USB to Sensor Bar adapter (if there is one) for the sensor bar port and there you go an actual Mac (Mii)ni
EDIT: you can try add a disc drive, take advantage of the front SD card port and the buttons (POWER= power obviously and eject and reset is up to you) idk its up to you but it would be a cool idea
Disc drives are pretty much impossible because of the size they take up
as for the rest, it's entirely possible, I've added them to mine that I built a few years back, it's not that difficult to do. Not really sure why he didn't add them here
What's really interesting is the throttling it does using the Wii power supply. You could intentionally limit it to make a more battery friendly setup
the wii itself is some sort of a mac, because it has IBM powerpc cpu which was used by apple before 2005
Nice!!! Loving the Mac WiiNi. 😀
Interesting project! I would try printing out a fan baffle that would port most of the air into the heat sink.
I have one of the Apple Blueberry Macs that many schools used 20 years or more. I have seen where they basically gut everything out of the housing replacing the CRT with a 15” LCD monitor and a mini for the motherboard. I would like to retain the old parts for collectors sake but there appears to be an issue with the power supply. There appears to be suffering from overheating and shutting down. Probably bad caps, par for vintage equipment. I would need to locate a spare front housing so as to cut it to fit the bare lcd screen, want to retain the original front with the rest of the electronics.
I just love that the Wii still gets love
0:20 and it still gives some with bluetooth connectivity issue. My iPhone iPad has better range coverage compared to my macmini
While you had it apart, was there space to mount a slot-loading optical drive...a slim one, like from a MacBook or something? With the disc slot on the Wii case, it would be even more slick!
Loved it.
Only thing is of course the major problem with Apple Silicon, the soldered NAND with integrated controller with special weird partitions.
Now put the Wii in the Mac mini housing