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Mac Case Mods

Posted by Hemos on from the look-at-the-purty dept.

EyesWideOpen writes "Wired News is running two articles about numerous case mods to Macs. The first article is about Japanese mods that include painted PowerBook lids, a black iMac and a 'Beer Server G3' among others. The other article features mods such as the Philco radio Mac, a Mac writing tablet and an awesome G4 tower that lights up with fluorescent blue neon and has a LCD screen mounted in the front panel that can mirror the desktop or display other visualizations."

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  1. Re:Too much time by Dephex+Twin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why do people decorate their house? Get a nice car? Buy clothes for more than utilitarian purposes?

    People like to personalize stuff that they are around every day. People who do case mods like to express themselves, they like using the fun modded case, and above all, they enjoy the process of tinkering and carrying out the modifications.

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  2. Way, way, way too much time by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I have to agree somewhat with the original poster. While some of 'em definitely look like interesting diversions (the radio was an old mac), I don't get the G4 case mod. It looks ridiculous, which is maybe the point, but I very very seldom see a mod that makes the thing look better.

    Just to be a designer-wank, I have to ask: what makes these people think they can do better than Apple? Do they not understand that part of the premium they've paid for the computer is that some smart m*therf*ckers sat around a looog time with their Chai Lattes and Industrial Design degrees, and figured out something incredibly spiff?

    I mean, if you want to, go for it, cut a hole in your G4. I guess I'm just lamenting the fact that it almost always looks much worse. Every time I see "l33t sexy mod' on Slashdot, I click through and start laughing my ass off. Then I wonder if the poster has maybe lost a heat-tile or two from their Aesthetic Discretion Module (apologies to N.S.)...

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  3. Why Mac Cases? by Kevin+Stevens · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I understand the basis from which PC case modding arose... people wanted something more than a beige square box with no personality. But Mac cases are already quite attractive. I guess case moding has now reached a hacker/artistic level where people do it just to push the envelope and find new ways to express themselves.