{"id":240029,"date":"2026-05-06T02:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/i-got-tired-of-waiting-for-a-touchscreen-imac-so-i-made-one-myself-heres-how-i-did-it\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:20:09","slug":"i-got-tired-of-waiting-for-a-touchscreen-imac-so-i-made-one-myself-heres-how-i-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/i-got-tired-of-waiting-for-a-touchscreen-imac-so-i-made-one-myself-heres-how-i-did-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I got tired of waiting for a touchscreen iMac so I made one myself \u2014 here\u2019s how I did it"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got tired of waiting for a touchscreen iMac so I made one myself \u2014 here\u2019s how I did it<\/a><\/p>\n

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My Lenovo IdeaCentre all-in-one PC has been the center of attention in my kitchen for nearly a decade with a vivid 27-inch touch screen, Nvidia graphics and \u2013 thanks to a recent Wi-Fi upgrade \u2013 great download speeds. Unfortunately, it gave up the ghost last month, leaving me to squint at my phone to check social media action, browse headlines and empty my inbox.<\/p>\n

In need of a fast replacement, I wanted an iMac. Two things stopped me though: the iMac\u2019s 24-inch display is too small for my eyes, and there\u2019s no touch-screen available. Over the years, touch scrolling and tapping have become second nature for me, particularly while shopping online where my fingers do the buying. Apple limits finger friendly navigation to the iPad Pro, which at 13-inches would feel even more visually restrictive.<\/p>\n

With Apple ignoring my two must-haves, I decided to make my own Mac-based touch-screen computer. I call it Brian\u2019s Touch Mac or BTM. It starts with a five-year old Mac Mini paired with ALogic\u2019s Aspekt Touch 32 or technically the Aspekt Touch 32\u201d 4K UHD Docking Monitor with Touchscreen and 145W USB Charging 4K UHD Docking Monitor with Touchscreen and 145W USB Charging. Despite its long-winded name, it\u2019s a screen gem that\u2019s only slightly wider than my dearly departed Lenovo AIO.<\/p>\n

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The display is about as flexible as it gets with HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, an audio jack as well as a USB hub with three USB-C and two USB Type A ports. They can deliver up to 145 watts of power for quickly charging phones, tablets and external batteries \u2013 something my Lenovo AIO could only dream of.<\/p>\n

Its 3840 x 2160 resolution is a step down from the iMac\u2019s 4480 x 2520-pixel display, but the Aspekt 32 screen delivers 400 nits of brightness while covering 95 percent of the DCI-P3 color spectrum with a Delta E reading below 2. That means that you\u2019ll be hard pressed to tell the difference between the…<\/p>\n

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