Yann's Blog » apple http://yannramin.com Software and life Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:04:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 My Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter works just fine http://yannramin.com/2009/04/06/my-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-works-just-fine/ http://yannramin.com/2009/04/06/my-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-works-just-fine/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:59:40 +0000 Yann http://yannramin.com/?p=172 As a statistic for the internet, I would like to report that my Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter works just fine. I purchased it from new stock at an Apple store on April 2nd, and am using it with a 2009 Mac Mini base model (+ putty knife upgraded RAM). The monitor is an NEC LCD3090WQXi, running happily at 2560×1600.

Which brings up two main complaints:

I know this is an active adapter, with a full DisplayPort to DVI protocol converter (and high bandwidth DVI for that matter). But why is it $99? That is 1/6th of the value of a new Mini.

And why does the new Mini still ship with the same gargantuan power brick that the original Mini shipped with? Its nearly 1/3rd the size of the computer! I know Apple has worked hard to miniaturize power adapters – every other adapter is much smaller! Even the Time Capsule has a built-in power supply…

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