

It’s not a technique we’d necessarily recommend, but gluing it shut would probably have made it even harder to get back into down the line. Speaking of which, to really drive home the Apple aesthetic, made the bold move of covering up all the screws with body filler after assembly. Since the keyboard already came with its own little trackpad, the lower one is just there for looks. The keyboard PCB and membrane was liberated from a commercially available unit, all needed to do was model in the openings for the keys. The bottom half of the machine has a number of really nice details, like the fan grill cut from metal hardware cloth and a functional “MagSafe” connector made from a magnetic USB cable. While space was limited, he did manage to squeeze an illuminated resin-printed Apple logo into the lid of the laptop to help sell the overall look.

The LCD panel had to lose its speakers and buttons, and the Pi has had its Ethernet and USB ports removed. In the video after the break, you can see strip off any unnecessary components that would stand in his way. Getting the LCD panel and Raspberry Pi 4 to fit into the slim 3D printed case took considerable coaxing.
MACBOOK PRO MAGSAFE 2 PORT DC SERIAL
Do you like the sleek look of Apple’s laptops? Are you a fan of the Raspberry Pi? Have a particular affinity for hot glue and 3D printed plastic? Then you’re in luck, because this tiny “MacBook” built by serial miniaturizer features all of the above (and a good bit more) in one palm-sized package.
