An Apple with an Intel Core

Apple computers are nothing if not stylish. Historically, the company has elevated design considerations to new heights while most competitors focused primarily on the purely technical aspects of a computer. Some of the most iconic designs were produced in the latter half of the 1990s and into the early 2000s, including the Power Macintosh G3/G4 and the iMac G3.

But while these designs are far more appealing than the beige boxes that dominated that era of computing, not everyone is willing to pay a premium price for a slick case. With many people being of the opinion that the Apple logo itself, rather than the hardware, is the primary factor driving the prices up, Hackintosh computers were born. A Hackintosh is a computer built by an enthusiast — without using any Apple hardware — that is designed to look like an Apple computer, and often even run an Apple operating system.

Instructables user GregO29 wanted a Power Macintosh G3, only updated with modern hardware and in a slimmed-down form factor. Of course no commercial product matching this description exists, so GregO29 decided to build one.

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