Upcycle an old iMac display with this INSANE mod!
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Juicy Crumb has worked for years to come up with the DockLite: a very polished DIY custom fab PCB that converts an old 2011 27 inch iMac into a fully operational external display- while retaining the functionality of the iMac from it's original power supply to it's power button and it's camera and speakers. Today I'll walk you guys through the process of building the juicy crumb system to see how easy (or hard) it is!
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0:00 Intro
2:15 Juicy Crumb introduction
5:20 iMac disassembly
7:15 Display converter board installation
9:00 Demo!
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How many hertz have the display?
@@Flex200 60
kinda curious where u can buy imac for $100?
@@jamo8896 only?!
Can you overclock it?
That was pretty cool! I hope Juicy Crumb will go the extra mile and come up with an option to "re-mac" older iMacs by offering a way to add a mac mini logic board inside, as well as being able to use the iMac screen as an external monitor. There are many mac mini that are still usable as they can be "hacked" to run the latest os even if they are officially unsupported by Apple so that option would be an awesome way to repurpose and reuse those machines ;)
So glad Fancy Luke is alive and well.
Gregs2Gadget: 😳
😂
What an intro!
@mrbeast commented on my vid you don’t have any videos
Luke - this is 'the' video for those of us who love to keep our old Macs hardware alive. A 5k iMac would indeed be the icing on the cake, and I for one can't wait to see if this could become a reality. 😀
yes
Fingers crossed!
Absolutely
I hope so bad that there is finally a solution to use my iMac 27" (2017) as my primary display with full resolution and 60 Hz with my Mac Studio. There is nothing out right now as a mod, right? I need it so bad
@@Lomaxxx I have a 5k imac that is collecting dust. please allow me to use it as a monitor. Lol
Gotta say Juicy Crumb looks good but it's about 50% too expensive for what it does. For that price, it's entering the 5k iMac display conversion price range. That board needs to be sub $200 at least
No wonder you did not mentioned the price… 386$ for this board makes it useless… for 50$ less you can have better, new Gigabyte M27Q. I would buy this board for around 100$, not more. Nevertheless- congrats and all the best to the team who came up with the idea! I like repair and use “retro” stuff.
Thanks for that info! I’m out!
Ehhh? The color accuracy (the expensive thing) isn’t quite there.
Not sure if they lowered the price but it’s now $250
It’s a custom made small run product, it’s going to be expensive just look at gba lcd screens
OMG the pain of dissembling the iMac, just to have to put it all back together again. I felt for you there!
As someone with 2015 5K iMac the screens on these things are amazing, great to see them being recycled, Good Job Luke!
NO question, this is a game changer for old iMacs. I'm a retired independent Mac consultant now and the number of duff 27" iMacs I've seen go to the parts bin because of that graphic chip or worse, is criminal. I really hope the make progress.
I agree totally, Luke. This is a great product, for all variations of iMacs. Keep those displays shining.
This is INSANE! Thank you for sharing this. I will look into their work right away. This is awesome! Luke, it's so great that you partnered up with them. And I totally agree; doing this with a 5k iMac would be outstanding. It would render the Studio Display obsolete. Edit: A new era of modding old macs could start with Juicy Crumb!
That intro with the burning iMac gave me total TV Infomercial vibes lmao. Well done, Luke.
me too (lol).
I’m really glad companies like JuicyCrumb exists, it at least saves all these iMacs from being e-waste!!!
These iMacs sure make dope monitors (Not to mention the speaker and webcam functionality being retained too)!
Can’t wait for the final product to be launched!
The intro, just perfection! 😁
This is such a cool and needed idea. I love the idea of breathing new life into these great screens. But the almost $600 price tag is going to make this a hard sell. That's the USB-C version which I think we all agree is the only way to really do this. Get this into production - and get the price down and this is a very cool idea. I have a 27" cinema display that I found at a thrift store for $15 but the power supply is toast. I built one to make it work and that monitor is still great. (aside from the dual DVI bullcrap)
According to their website, in US Dollars, the cards range from $243.37 to $439.46.
@@gernblanston5627 Which is still way too much for something like this
@@Foggy404 Especially since while I have no doubt a lot of work went into it, the components do not seem to justify the means. You could get a replacement motherboard for less, which is ridiculous. They really need to fix this pricing.
Agreed. At that price point I’m close to getting an Alogic Clarity 5k monitor.
I’ve never commented before but wow this video was great. For someone who is currently disappointed with the lack of a 27 inch replacement M1 machine. This brings some hope. Putting an M1 or M2 Mac mini guts inside also sounds amazing. Thanks for bringing us this video.
I appreciate that! I'll make a video with the Mac mini conversion as soon as it's ready for primetime :)
Can’t wait to see that one! Especially now with the new M2 Mac minis available!
please do..my 2011 27 imac is starting to see its last legs and thinkin of gettin a mac mini 2 and use it as a monitor
Putting your passion into what you love! Thanks for this video Luke 🎉
Insanely great upgrade! Worth the effort, Luke!
Can’t afford studio display, so I bought an old iMac based on your previous videos to DIY it, loving the shape of those Mac and won’t waste it. This is definitely better option.
I have a SD and an old Thunderbolt. It is a nice screen and I like the new design, but as of picture quality the difference is not enormous. Not for 1.400 euro’s extra (I got the TB for 300). So don’t think you miss out on something for that amount.
Would be cool if the optical drive could be kept inside the imac and used as a peripheral on the host machine
It can, with the Pro board! :)
@@digitalrampage awesome! Really great to see the potential widespread re-use of this kind of hardware! I just sold my thunderbolt display to a coworker not long ago; great piece of hardware and a converted imac like this I can only imagine is even better and more versatile.
With all the i/o egress on the back of the case I guess you could tie in a whole docking station type thing too but I’d imagine it would quickly drive up cost.
@@th0m yes, unfortunately the ports used on this mode are all bespoke by our favourite fruit company. Other models will be far easier
@@digitalrampage lol. Didn’t even consider that given the ubiquity of most of the ports, but sounds about right for apple. Jeez.
Backed the kickstarter some months back - keen to see this come to fruition.
This is so nice! I’ve seen many old iMacs rendered useless but still with the monitor parts in good state!
I'm not an Apple guy, but this looks like a really a really great project. I love seeing old hardware being repurposed, and this is such a fantastic example.
Definitely would love to see JuicyCrumb do this with the 5k models, since the eBay boards are rather iffy at best
I’d love it just to be able to properly mount the board with the existing screw posts rather than using a bunch of tape!
@@lukemiani one thing I would love is if the ports could still work. For example the optical drive, SD card reader or thunderbolt connections.
@@lukemiani I did the conversion after your other video and had to tape the board and it came loose and there was no way to fix it so it rattled around in the iMac case. And then the eBay board went bad 😫and it's broken. By the way you crashed the juicycrumb site. They need to put you on their board.
Yes! To be able to turn my 5K iMac into a Studio Display without spending $1600 would be awesome.
The $600+ for the converter board not worth the investment in my opinion.
Such an amazing Project!
9:14 even luke himself, couldn’t runaway from his own sponsors😅
Absolutely interested in a 5K iMac version!
I like the concept alot. If possible it would be great to reuse the existing ports in the Back to also function sort of as an USB-C Hub. And have only a USB-C cable run to your Computer.
Completely agree with your findings and improvements
Great video Luke! Will look forward to watch the video about the mac mini inside of the iMac
Great video Luke! I still have 4 2011 iMacs ! They still are running strong! I have new ones too, but 2011's are still up to work horse standards!
Should keep that off the net
LOL! I got tons of Apple products and my GF complains a LOT!! Now I know my issue could be a LOT worse :) /She literally wants to break up with me because of my collection/
Thanks dude, you have made me feel better!
@@MrCooper83 does she? That’s a bit sad. Breaking up with someone over material things
@@MrCooper83 She doesn't understand technology and Mens' attraction to them!
I also have four working 2011 27's all with i7, 6970M, and min. 16GB RAM. Still great in 2022.
Best thing to do is a grab a 2009 or 2010 27 inch iMac. These pre thunderbolt iMac are pretty universal when It comes to target display mode.... No OS restrictions and only requires a mini display port connection. My 15 inch 2015 MacBook Pro running Mojave, Big Sur, Windows 11, Monterey and Ventura all of these operating systems have been able to use the iMac as a display and use the speakers in the iMac. Ive also been able to connect an old dell laptop to the iMac and it was able to use the iMac as a display.
Should upgrade that machine so you can run Ventura natively
I needed this. thank you!
The edits deserve an award. You sir are a hero!
This is brilliant! My 12 years old iMac 27" is one hand unable to update the OS and even Win10 on bootcamp is not running perfectly.. but it's still by far the best quality screen I have
Great presentation and yes I'll be looking for an iMac 2011 to repurpose into a great "new" display for my 2015 MBP 15". Thanks for your efforts.
Same
Exactly what I need for my damaged 2011 27" iMac that is collecting dust, definitely buying this.
This product is just awesome
They should do something like this but specifically designed to be use with any iPad logic board 🙌🏼
Great vid. Would definitely be interested in such an option - as I have a 2011 27” iMac currently collecting dust after the graphics card failed. But (in current climate) it all comes down to price - whether the reward is worth the effort and investment.
But the thought of possibly turning my old (dead) iMac into a fully working (M1) powered system again - is even more interesting. Will be waiting to hear your followup in the new year...
The cheapest way of getting it going again would probably be to use another MXM gpu. Some nVidia Kepler cards seem to work quite well. But even though a 2011 with an upgraded gpu can run newer versions of MacOS (even Monterey/Ventura might work), you're still essentially using a 2011 machine, just with modern software sort of hacked onto it. An M1 would probably be way faster, overall more modern and arguably less finicky once everything's set up
Don’t bother
That is pretty slick to do this for a great form-factor display
I successfully upgraded a 12.5” 2011 iMac to Ventura this week. AMD FirePro M5100 €45, WIFI card out of a newer MacBook Pro and an adapter to install the WiFi card into the PCIE slot. About 2 hours of time to get it all put together and installed with Opencore Legacy Patcher. Zero issues. The Juicycrumb board is very cool but it is still very expensive.
I would buy a 5K iMac to make this upcycle. Excellent showcase, Luke!
I really hope that M1 conversion makes it to market. I don't have any of the equipment but I would go out and buy it all just to do that project.
Same. If Apple won’t do it, we’ll do it ourselves.
Now that is so cool. Love that we can still use the old Mac as a display.
And Luke has crushed Juicy Crumb’s Website.
Nice to see these displays getting a second life!!
I think they should add in an HDMI port and maybe even DVI-D to make it compatible with anything, not just Mac. It wouldn't really matter if the camera didn't work with HDMI, but they could always add USB3 out like a normal webcam.. just a thought. I had a 2011 i-Mac 27" and I kind of wish I had kept it now for a project like this. Although that nearly $400 price sticker will actually buy you a *REALLY NICE* 4K UHD monitor on Amazon. (ahem... with a full warranty)😉
Luke, I hardly ever look at your links and now I will be.
If this company keeps creating ways to continue utilizing these old iMacs I am game. Any plans for 21" iMac mods?
This is a great idea and it demonstrates the inherent problem with all in ones - the waste of good hardware while the various technologies become obsolete at different rates
This is my plan for my 2014 iMac once the Apple Silicon transition is complete and there are no more Intel updates at all.
Even at like 8 years old, I can’t find another comparable display, especially not at the price I paid for this.
I hope some day to have an M1 Mac Mini driving this 5K display.
I love the idea of what they sell however it is too expensive for what you get by the time you factor in buying all hardware. You can buy a used apple display with all the same features that is newer for high $100's to low $200's
My favourite video from Miani Vice thus far. 🎉
This is awesome!! It reminds me of the purple g3/g4 upgrade cards that were produced a long time ago!
Fantastic project. Was the display brightness adjustable from macos?
Also including an ethernet port on the board would be genius.
I agree having everything combined over one USB-C cable would be even better.
Why not include power delivery in the mix (edit: their site mentions PD). That would really tick all my boxes.
I'm very happy to see this. And very much hoping that Juicy Crumb moves on to tackling the 27" 5k iMacs. I have a strong interest in that. :)
Love Lukes videos!!
loved it! Wow, please keep us updated on that Mac mini kit. I'd love to try it on my old iMac 2011. The link to juicy Crumb systems doesn't work tho...
Not to the store - but if you backspace to the main url, without 'store', it loads suuuuper slowly, but does work.
do you know if the board keeps utility of the cd drive? I actually like using it sometimes so i’d want to keep the functionality if i could
The Dock Pro version does
Nice project! Good recycling is always a cool idea and very welcome 😊
Great job, thanks for video.
Oh man. Wondering if I’d ever be able to do something like this with my old old 2002 iMac
Hope so
I do love the work that went into this, but at the price they are asking it’s a bit rough. 150-200 yes…. 400+ is a tough sell
It’s a rip-off, honestly.
Yeah a little high priced to me.. if it was for the 5K iMac then it will be better..
nice idea but the price makes it totally uneconomical
+ AU$96 for postage to England. That’s insanely expensive.
Thanks for making a video about 2011 imac luke you made just the think i needed help with cause my 2011 imac display went out so you helped me thanks luke
I liked the split screen effect with the zooms. I remember using that editing trick back in 2003 to have a conversation with myself as two different characters.
This is actually cool! Also you destroyed their website :D
I would immediately scrap the internals of my old iMac for that mac mini setup. But its a mid 2010... I wish Luke would have detailed what the connection issues were between the 2010 and 2011 iMacs which caused the conversion board not to work.
In the future a 2010 board will be made.
The 2010 is completely different in the way the screen interfaces
@@digitalrampage Glad to know a 2010 board would be made in the future. Was going to say depending on what function the 2010 and 2011s differed on I might be able to live with it but the screen interface is a pretty big no go! Thanks for the info!
@@JebMillenderKicking: Apparently, the 2010 and 2011 27" iMac’s are really very different inside.
Someone further up the comments gave a proper explanation and comparison.
Wow...mating an old 5K iMac display with an M1 Mac Mini logic board would be cool. This existing project of your gives me the same feels as when I built up a Commodore PET computer from more modernized 8-bit hardware. This retrocomputing/upcoming is fun stuff!
Super cool vid love the repurposing concept.
Despite Apple’s best efforts my 27” 2011 iMac is still going strong. I’ve upgraded the memory to 32 GB, added an SSD, and am running macOS 12.6.1 thanks to OpenCore Legacy.
You crashed their website
This is great. I'm still using my 2010 27" iMac and I plan on replacing it with a mini. Good to know I can hopefully turn it into a secondary monitor. Thanks for this video, and the CZcams algorithms that brought me here!
Go Linux with standardized PC parts. I started out on apple II's. Tired of apple dropping support, switching architecture, dropping video driver support. Multiple times they have left us with hardware so expensive we had to get loans, but it is now collecting dust.
This is fantastic.
insane! that's a gamechanger! I Love it! Thanks to schow us this cool thing
This is just awesome. Wish they had a version for a 2009 iMac tho.
I’ve fixed several iMacs, just replace the capacitors, works everytime!
A maxed up iMac 2011 + a reflashed Dell grapics board - metal compatible + OCLP = Imac Heaven
Are there any videos or guides to do this? Thanks!!!
Love it . These older IMacs are tanks and powerful ones at that .
I'd love to see them include the optical drive be cool to have that working
The intro is perfect , especially for a tech channel, great job!
Looks good but the only thing I’d be concerned about is the price because whilst recycling Macs, PCs and components of your own is all previously sunken money and so is kind of nil cost (other than the potential sale price you could get for them), to make something work again is often not worth spending significant money on (
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing this information ℹ️.
Very cool!
The purple is great, reminds me of old Sonnet upgrade cards in the PPC days.
I might give it a try
This is the plan when my 27” 2009 finally kicks the bucket… hard drive is getting close, but it’s still working great as a living room hub for printing and basic tasks 😅
I love that you'e encouraging the refurbishing culture. There is something unique about reusing your old stuff and spending your time on upgrading it. And it's tons of fun and you can be proud of it at the end of the day.:)))
@Luke Miani - is there something you can do to stop this constant spam in your comments? :( Every time I comment your video, I ALWAYS get this telegram crap...:(
WE NEED MORE SKITS LIKE THIS!! 🎉🎉🎉
One of their stretch goals was for this project on an iMac G4.... the table lamp macs.
intro - perfection
Super dope!
I enjoyed the entertaining intro, very good video, and very interesting product. I'm all about reuse whenever possible.
I you happen to have an older iMac sitting around this looks good, and if they get this going for an 5K display iMac or the M1 upgrade mentioned even better. But maybe just better to get a APPLE Thunderbolt Display that has all the built-in features, are now fairly cheap used (got mine for $200 mint and boxed), and easy to find, and without any extra cost or opening up for repair. It is pretty amazing that a company is making new solutions for these, old tech is still worth saving.
Killing it with a mod :]
This is awesome, I have a 2011 27" that would be perfect to convert to a monitor. That you for posting this, I will keep an eye on the development. Would consider the Mac Mini M prospect as well...
I have thought about doing something like this for a while.. and still planing on doing it once I get my hands on a cheap broken iMac. But as I am quite budget constrained, my plan involves a display controller board, USB-hubs, hot glue and other stuff..
Acting skills of this guy are top notch. Thank you for making my day better! 🤣
The intro was perfect
Fantastic! Can you tell why it is needed to remove the discdrive? Especialy if you dont have an internal one, this could also be a nice opportunity to reduce an external one.
Love your kookie beginnings!
Cool video - and love the iMac on fire bit 🤣