If you are looking for a fancy dock for Apple’s smallest desktop computer, the Mac Mini M4, you can currently take a look at a Kickstarter project. The Wokyis Retro Docking Stationwhich has already reached its funding goal, looks like a classic Macintosh from the eighties and absorbs the computer in the lower area. A 5 -inch display is arranged above that is fed directly by the Mac Mini – a background image can be shown or used for widgets.
5-inch IPS panel from the Mac fed
By default, the docking station comes with the displayed display, which represents a maximum of 1280 × 720 pixels (IPS panel), has an audio connection (3.5 mm), HDMI input, card reader (SD and MicroSD to UHS-II) and seven USB ports (four times USB-C plus host connection). An internally built-in SSD slot (M.2) can be equipped with up to 8 TB. The weight is down to half a kilo.
The idea of putting the Mac Mini M4 in fun housing is not new. There are several variants that make the device look like like a reduced Mac Pro from Apple. The prices start from 50 euros plus shipping, and there are also various instructions in the maker scene to print the case itself.
Delivery planned from October 2025
As usual for Kickstarter projects, there may be delays or other problems in manufacturing. However, the makers of Woyis have already supplied some YouTuber and influencers with the functional hardware – so it already exists.
According to the manufacturer, October 2025 is planned as a delivery date (from Hong Kong), at least for a first batch. A version with 10 GBPS fast USB ports costs $ 109 plus delivery, an 80 GBPS-variant $ 209. (The price should later be $ 169 or $ 389 in retail.) The latter also has most of the ports (14), comes with DisplayPort 2.1 and faster transfers for the optionally installable M.2 SSD. The Kickstarter project is still running for 25 days and currently has not yet 1000 supporters. Both Mac Mini M4 and M4 Pro can be used.
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