But Wokyis also showed off NES-themed docks for the Mac Studio and Mac Mini, which are expected to head to Kickstarter in mid-July. The G7 Retro Mac Studio dock has a larger 7-inch flip-up screen (sadly, still 720p) behind NES-themed controller buttons on top, with the D pad controlling volume, screen brightness, and media playback, and the B and A buttons handling copy and paste duties. The “Start” button appears to turn off the screen, while the “Select” button takes a screenshot. Like the M5, the G7 will come in 10 Gbps and 80 Gbps (Thunderbolt 5) variants, support an M.2 SSD (up to 2280) in a slot under the screen, and up to 36W of PD power. The Thunderbolt variant will support up to 8K video at 60 Hz, via DisplayPort and HDMI.
Aside from the card reader slots on the front (including 1 Gbps CF Express), you get four 10 Gbps USB ports (2 each, A and C), and three or two USB 2.0 ports (one fewer on the 80 Gbps model, according to the company’s specs table), along with an audio jack. The Kickstarter notification signup page promises a $199 MSRP, with an early discount of 45% ($109). Presumably, that’s the starting price for the 10 Gbps. I’d expect the 80 Gbps model to have an MSRP of around $349 or more, as the smaller-screen 80 Gbps M5 sells for $339 on Amazon.
As a nerd of a certain age, I’m all for this kind of old-school hardware nostalgia paired with modern computing hardware. I have to wonder whether Nintendo’s lawyers might take an interest, but Acermagic did a similar thing with its X5 mini PC earlier this year, and it was on sale on Amazon for months (though it currently seems to be sold out everywhere).
So if you’re interested in one of Wokyis’ NES-themed docks, you might want to sign up to be notified when they launch. Just remember, as always, that pledging at Kickstarter does not guarantee you’ll get a product in the promised shipping window, or at all.
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