It has been more than three years since Apple discontinued the 27-inch iMac, as part of its move away from Intel processors.

A fun example that we spotted recently (h/t Input) was this mod by someone named Connor, who took the internals of an M1 Mac Mini and put them into one of Apple’s most iconic desktops, the iMac G4.

The 2002 all-in-one Apple iMac G4 was just modded and brought back to life with an M1 chip and all-new hardware. Spoiler alert: It actually works.

DIYer connor55 resurrected an iMac G4 all-in-one computer by replacing its aging heart with an M1 motherboard found in the Mac mini. The goal was to swap out the old parts with the new ones ...

At the Macworld Expo in Tokyo this week, CEO Steve Jobs said Apple has begun "volume production" of its new flat-panel iMac G4. The table lamp-shaped desktop computer, unveiled with great fanfare ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the iMac, Apple's all-in-one desktop computer released on August 15, 1998. Characterized by its striking translucent casing and 15-inch CRT display, the ‌iMac ...

Sure, a model of this computer with a 27-inch or 30-inch display would be amazing, despite what Apple says about the 24-inch being the perfect replacement for both of the previous iMac sizes.

Stepping that computer up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, the minimum specs I’d consider for a desktop, comes to a whopping $1,899. This isn’t a new problem.