iMac G4(K) - Hackdot

Re:iMac G4(K) by meebee on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @10:41PM (#43191092)

This is exactly the type of project I would love to do to my 2017 27" iMac Retina 5k. It's getting a bit slow, so I would love to salvage the beautiful screen and drive it with a new mini. But alas I can't find any similar kits like the Juicy Crumb Docklite.

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Re:iMac G4(K) by bloomingkales on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @11:10PM (#43191272)

What is so difficult about allowing that screen to be powered by another computer? Apple is really crazy, because I know that screen costs a fortune.

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Re:iMac G4(K) by klausa on Thursday February 27, 2025 @12:57AM (#43191735)

When that Mac was first released, there was literally no external connection that would let you drive that display.

HDMI and DP at the time didn't have enough bandwidth to support 5k60.

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Re:iMac G4(K) by tonyedgecombe on Thursday February 27, 2025 @03:36AM (#43192441)

https://stonetaskin.com/products/diy-5k-universal-r1811-v-4-...

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Re:iMac G4(K) by dwood_dev on Thursday February 27, 2025 @08:11AM (#43194059)

Looks like you can do that for $200-$300.

https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/1f9s8kk/comment/luquux...

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Re:iMac G4(K) by kccqzy on Thursday February 27, 2025 @09:28AM (#43194668)

I have one of the first 5K iMacs from 2014. I contemplated doing a similar project but I don't really want to destroy a perfectly fine computer. It doesn't run the latest OS, but it still runs the latest Chrome though. I often use it to SSH into a more powerful machine for coding, and I occasionally use remote desktop.

If Google decides not to support this for Chrome, I'll firewall it from the internet but still plan to use it as an SSH machine.

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