Don’t throw that old iMac G4 out just yet. There’s still some life left in it, as seen with a creative modding project from MacRumors forum member connor55. The modder said the design of the iMac G4, which was released back in 2002, was too cool to throw away, so he decided to upgrade it with an M1 chip harvested from a Mac mini.
Connor55 said in the post detailing his efforts that he wanted to “make the computer appear stock from the outside” all while using Apple’s faster and more efficient M1 chip. Judging from the very in-depth process he laid out, it was no easy task rearranging the guts of the iMac G4 and transplanting the internals of an M1 Mac mini into it. But, the end result was a fully functional iMac G4 with updated ports, functional articulating display, working original power button, and optical drive.
