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Thx, really appreciated your prompt reply.
1. Haven't ever tried hackintosh, I know it for a long time, but with 15 inch screen, it isn't ideal for a mac to run. Nevertheless, I don't think I will keep this nuc 2 in the 15 inch for a long time, planning to get back the 1st again in a near future, thus, I am planning to get a platform that can easier change the system, might be able to switch in the future.
2. There is a PSU inside the imac, but I haven't read through your words yet, I prefer read and work at the same, otherwise I will be easily lost. Just planning to get 12~24v power from the PSU instead, purchasing a connector wouldn't charge me more than a dollar, but consume a long time afterwards.
3. for the vesa mount, I am planning to get a Poly plate, and drill holes to latch on the base, then put the vesa plate on the poly, well, only $3 for 8 x 10 inch, worth to try. I've removed the CD-rom and hdd, should be enough for the height. well, we'll see.
4. Regarding the connectors, as same reason in 1. I am planning to switch boards in the future, mini-itx is a right size that can be fit in there, might be a good decision, if I can get some connectors on the PCBs, easier for change boards in the future. not expensive, if I get these from China, but don't yet know how to draw PCB boards, will learn.
well, you are right, I am in the electronics field, I know many things about these, but not expert to know these enough, we'll see. might be able to provide others a good and easy ways to start with.
1. Haven't ever tried hackintosh, I know it for a long time, but with 15 inch screen, it isn't ideal for a mac to run. Nevertheless, I don't think I will keep this nuc 2 in the 15 inch for a long time, planning to get back the 1st again in a near future, thus, I am planning to get a platform that can easier change the system, might be able to switch in the future.
2. There is a PSU inside the imac, but I haven't read through your words yet, I prefer read and work at the same, otherwise I will be easily lost. Just planning to get 12~24v power from the PSU instead, purchasing a connector wouldn't charge me more than a dollar, but consume a long time afterwards.
3. for the vesa mount, I am planning to get a Poly plate, and drill holes to latch on the base, then put the vesa plate on the poly, well, only $3 for 8 x 10 inch, worth to try. I've removed the CD-rom and hdd, should be enough for the height. well, we'll see.
4. Regarding the connectors, as same reason in 1. I am planning to switch boards in the future, mini-itx is a right size that can be fit in there, might be a good decision, if I can get some connectors on the PCBs, easier for change boards in the future. not expensive, if I get these from China, but don't yet know how to draw PCB boards, will learn.
well, you are right, I am in the electronics field, I know many things about these, but not expert to know these enough, we'll see. might be able to provide others a good and easy ways to start with.
I actually did use a 2nd gen NUC in my other G4 17" Build. For the added cost, it was not worth it. There needs to be a patched kernel installed with most updates, too. The original NUC was much easier to get OSX running and updated.
I wouldn't put the power brick anywhere except inside the dome. It was one of the first considerations in the project to figure out a method of using internal power. The finished look of the build in my opinion MUST use only a single external power cord as supplied originally with the iMac G4. Any other external power source was simply not an option for me.
If you have ordered the 34010WYK then you may have a graphics problem, as I don't believe OSX supports Intel HD4400, at least not yet. I may be wrong on that, but if not, you likely will not get full graphics acceleration or other functionality.
There simply isnt room inside the dome to use a Vesa plate, at least not with my builds. Even as is, I only had a couple of mm of clearance.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but selling these computers is simply asking for trouble. The end user must have extensive knowledge of the hardware and software requirements to make one of these work properly. Hackintoshing and Modding are not typically in the common scope of the retail buyer.
Good Luck, but check into that model of NUC before it arrives, as I'm not certain its going to work in OSX.
Cheers!