This Macintosh-inspired mini PC is short on power but long on good looks
by David Pierce from The Verge - All Posts on (#6GQPJ)
It's a Macintosh! Only smaller! And made by Ayaneo! | Image: Ayaneo Ayaneo, which is mostly known for making handheld gaming consoles, just fully revealed the new Retro Mini PC AM01 after teasing it a few weeks ago. It says it plans to ship the AM01 before the end of the year - and I'd be lying if I said I'm not tempted to get one. The AM01 won't win any benchmarking contests, but it'll almost certainly be the best-looking computer you own.
Let's just state the obvious here: Ayaneo says it's paying homage" to the Macintosh, which is a kind way of saying, We copied the thing pretty much exactly." This device is the spitting image of Apple's '80s-era computer, right down to the floppy drive and the rainbow sticker. (Ayaneo made the sticker a flag shape instead of an apple, though - there's paying homage...