LEGO Apple II Recreation Is Cute And Pretty Detailed

LEGO Apple II Recreation Is Cute And Pretty DetailedLEGO is awesome, although kids these days might not be able to appreciate it as much considering that they have more high-tech toys to keep them entertained. However for those who do remember LEGO and still love building things with it, this LEGO Apple II recreation is too cute for words (like the mini LEGO Mac), but we’ll try anyway. Designed by Chiu-Keung Tsang, this LEGO Apple II looks like a pretty spot-on replica of the original computer, but Tsang has decided to go beyond just creating a replica, instead opting to pay attention to the smaller details.

On the surface, like we said, it looks like a fully assembled Apple II computer. However when taken apart, you can see (in the image above) that Tsang has even included details like the innards of a computer, RAM sticks, motherboard and whatnot. Granted you might not be able to distinguish between the mobo and the RAM and hard drive given that they’re just LEGO bricks, but feel free to use your imagination! We’re not sure if Tsang has plans to sell his creation, but if you’d like to check out the rest of the photos, head on over to Tsang’s Flickr for the rest.

[Image credit – Chiu-Keung Tsang]

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Remember the Mac Mini that was modded into an old Apple ][ Disk Drive a couple of years back? Well, the modder behind the build has now put it up for sale on eBay, to make room for other projects.

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It only has a 1.5Ghz Core Solo CPU and 2GB of RAM, so it’s not the latest and greatest in Mac Mini tech, but on the other hand it’s way more powerful than the 1978 floppy drive upon which it is based. My favorite part of the mod has always been the slot-loading DVD drive that’s perfectly aligned with the old floppy disk slot.

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Modder Charles Mangin has listed the 5-1/4″ floppy drive cum Mac Mini with a starting bid of $500(USD), but if you absolutely must have it, there’s a Buy-it-Now price of $1000.