Discarded Power Mac G5s 'Upcycled' Into Modern Office Furniture

[ullanta]

Here is the way I had to recycle my Mac Pro Tower

All we really wanted was the same thing, with a modernized interior, right?

 

[stiligFox]

I'm turning mine into a beast of a modern computer. It's still one of the most iconic and good looking computers! I haven't been able to find a case that looks quite as nice...

Seems like he could've done something cool at least with the insides of the cases, but even as they are, his set up is very pleasing to the eyes.

 

[Parasprite]

I would call it 'recycle'...

I prefer *cycle, so that everybody gets to have their prefered choice.

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All we really wanted was the same thing, with a modernized interior, right?

The safari animals are a nice touch.

 

[Doctor Q]

10 years from now - Discarded Mac Pro as trash can.

Too bad the Yosemite trash can no longer looks like a Mac Pro case.

 

[ElectronGuru]

Looks more comfy than the Macintosh II couch:

http://www.ecofriend.com/eco-gadget...ch-looks-sturdy-might-not-be-comfortable.html

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

All of these computer turned furniture ideas look pretty hideous, IMO, except the fishtank iMac. The fishtank iMac looks really neat and if I had any fish or desire to have fish (or an unused horizontal surface in my house where I could put a fishtank) I would consider getting one of them.

 

[duervo]

Looks like crap to me. Quite tacky. Not as bad as a piece of wood on two cinder blocks, but a lot closer to that than otherwise.

Didn't bother to try to find out how much something like that would cost, but I imagine that upon finding out, it would most likely get a face palm and/or eye roll from me.

 

[Regbial]

Here is the new Mac Pro in 10 years. As you can see, there is little modification necessary to upcycle. Though it won't hold much garbage, you can use it to finally pitch that ancient iPhone 6 Plus that has been gathering dust for years!

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C'mon, you had to photoshop it? You couldn't use a real one? Such a pleb..

 

[macduke]

C'mon, you had to photoshop it? You couldn't use a real one? Such a pleb..

I know right? My Retina MacBook Pro is a piece of crap.

 

[Porco]

In years to come a techy farmer may build a sheep pen with walls made entirely from up-cycled 2014 Mac minis.

In doing so, he will finally have stumbled upon the only way to upgrade the RAM after purchase.

 

[pearvsapple]

It just goes to show how ugly the new Mac Pro really is.

 

[Parasprite]

It just goes to show how ugly the new Mac Pro really is.

Because they aren't making ugly furniture out of it?

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In years to come a techy farmer may build a sheep pen with walls made entirely from up-cycled 2014 Mac minis.

In doing so, he will finally have stumbled upon the only way to upgrade the RAM after purchase.

/dad jokes

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I'm totally stealing that one.

 

[TantalizedMind]

The PowerMac G5 was definitely my favorite and coolest Mac I've ever owned so far.

 

[cr2]

Nice Idea

I checked ebay for the cases. What is the height and the depth of these? My wife will surely will not like them but I can always claim as a gift from a friend.

 

[sailmac]

In years to come a techy farmer may build a sheep pen with walls made entirely from up-cycled 2014 Mac minis.

In doing so, he will finally have stumbled upon the only way to upgrade the RAM after purchase.

I laughed at this, then immediately felt sheepish…

 

[rageguy]

Nice, I have six Power Mac G5s doing nothing in the storage. I'll make a coffee table and maybe a computer desk out of them!

 

[Regbial]

I know right? My Retina MacBook Pro is a piece of crap.

So last year

 

[macduke]

So last year

More like so 2012. The new Mac Pro is so last year. Now the 5K iMac is all the rage. Get with the times!

 

[Regbial]

In years to come a techy farmer may build a sheep pen with walls made entirely from up-cycled 2014 Mac minis.

In doing so, he will finally have stumbled upon the only way to upgrade the RAM after purchase.

This is it ladies and gentlemen. Humanity has reached it's pinnacle. All else is futile. We can just pack our bags now and wait to die.

It was a good run. *holds up champagne glass to toast*

 

[theSeb]

10 years from now - Discarded Mac Pro as trash can.

Comedy gold and so original.

 

[PowerMac G4 MDD]

It's cool, sure, but my G5 is still a perfectly serviceable computer. Though I'll admit to having entertained the idea of finding a broken G3 iMac and making a fishtank out of it.

I tried that once, it's way difficult. You have to make a custom tank with a curved frontal pane, in order for it to match the curvature of the iMac's front bezel. There is a guy who makes them and sells them, or just sells the kit itself so one can transform his own iMac.

 

[GeneralChang]

In years to come a techy farmer may build a sheep pen with walls made entirely from up-cycled 2014 Mac minis.

In doing so, he will finally have stumbled upon the only way to upgrade the RAM after purchase.

I can see there was quite a bit of fishing for that one, but I applaud you nevertheless.

 

[mazz0]

Man, those are gorgeous. It certainly was a pretty case. Anyone know if the screw holes etc inside them are the same as in a standard PC case? I keep a powerful Windows PC for gaming, and I'd love to put it in one of those cases.

 

[NY Guitarist]

That's really cool - I'd love to have a desk like that. Maybe I'll get a couple of MacPro cases on eBay and make one.

I would totally want mine setup so the DVD drawer is a cupholder!

Now that I think of it, the grill on the desk version should be hinged to open up for storage.

Also: +1 for wanting the file cab!

 

[MacCruiskeen]

It would be cool if someone took one of these cases and made an actual cheese grater out of it. Probably done already... anyone with a link?

I don't think that would work--a grater needs a raised edge. However, it might work as a pasta strainer, or even an extruder.