Apple Mini-dvi To VGA Adapter
by Apple Computer
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Customer Review: A Must Have for MacBook Owners
Summary: 5 Stars
I use my macbook 90% of the time as a desktop replacement system with the DVI to mini-dvi adapter. However, I would recommend purchasing both the mini-dvi and the vga adapters.
First, the next lcd you buy your probably going to be using DVI, so you will have it on hand. Second, if you already use DVI, its nice to have the VGA adapter in your laptop case. Why? When you go into the field you can easily connect up your macbook to a clients monitor or better yet, to an overhead projection system...in addition, if your DVI lcd ever goes out you can pull out an old CRT or LCD and hook up the VGA adapter and not lose any downtime.
Again, purchase both the DVI to mini-dvi and the DVI to VGA at the same time, here on amazon, and you will save some money.
Lastly, don't purchase this on amazon from Circuit City! I did and they sent me the DVI to S-VIDEO adapter instead.
Customer Review: Necessary but not sufficient
Summary: 2 Stars
This works well enough, I suppose: you plug it into your Macbook and it makes a picture on your VGA monitor. However I find the quality of the conversion from mini-DVI to VGA to be lacking.
I expect a certain level of inaccuracies using a VGA cable for an LCD screen (rather than a DVI cable where the signal can be digital all the way from the computer to the monitor), but using the identical monitor plugged into a true VGA port on a different computer, the display is much crisper.
On my 1280x1024 resolution 19" monitor, the pixels are visibly blurry. It's most noticable on text -- where black text appears to have a small halo of blur or other colors around it. Small text is nigh unreadable.
Customer Review: Loose fit, poor connection = bad product
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm on my second adapter. Returned the first one after using it teaching a class only to discover that the loose fit in the usb port resulted in no signal to the overhead projector, which was essential for my class. So I got a new one at the Apple store. And now, I'm in the former Soviet Union teaching another political science course. And the adapter is just freaking out. Two days ago, it would send a signal to the projector. But yesterday? No. Today? Nothing. The connection is loose at the usb port - a manufacturing flaw. What am I supposed to do now? One hopes that there are competitive products out there that do the same thing.Customer Review: Works well, but shorted out after 4 months of use
Summary: 1 Stars
Title says it all. Observed that the monitor had a yellow and then a cyan cast. Wiggling the cable lightly would fix it temporarily, but a loud sneeze would ruin it. I noticed that others have had the same problem. I bought mine thru Amazon from Setec (CEcompass), and they promise an exchange within a year after purchase. Haven't heard yet from them, but I'm hoping for the best. This is the first Apple product I've not rated highly.
Update Aug 26,2009 : CEcompass promptly sent me a replacement cable when I emailed them and told them about the problem. This seems like a reliable source for these cables.
Customer Review: works great but.......
Summary: 3 Stars
Works great but has a relative loose connection at the computer port. Just don't move it around too much or it will fall out of a macbook easy. Also this is my second one. The first one got banged up a little and went out after about 2 years. Be sure to handle with care and keep the plastic covers and keep the connections covered if you transport it around. I'm a teacher, so I take it back and forth to work and it got banged around a lot. Handle with extreme care to avoid buying another one. Probably this is the only place it's sold. It's hard to find it elsewhere.