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AYANEO RETRO MINI PC AM01
from $200 / ayaneo.com
Words Tom Wiggins
WHAT IT LACKS IN OBSOLETE TECH IT MAKES UP FOR WITH USEFUL CONNECTIVITY
No prizes for guessing what that’s supposed to remind us of…
This ‘I Know What a Macintosh Classic Looks Like’ medal can go back in its box, then. But those who don’t have a brain like a computing hall of fame, or weren’t around when Apple released its famous all-in-one computer in 1990, might not be familiar with the inspiration behind this mini PC. Ayaneo has changed just enough to (hopefully) avoid a strongly worded letter from the legal team in Cupertino, with a rainbow rectangle where the Apple logo should be, but it’s still recognisably a tribute to the Classic –it even has a fake disc drive on the front.