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The 30″ Apple Cinema Display is no longer in production. It is also not supported officially on the latest Macbook Pro/Air and Mac Mini series. If you still have one in use, you’ve either figured it out already or are looking to upgrade your Apple Cinema Display compatible Mac to something more recent. The problem Continue reading How to connect an old 30″ Apple Cinema Display to a Mac with Thunderbolt? It’s long been since the pinnacle of computer monitor resolutions isn’t 1080p. Now you actually have to look to find anything below it. The new kid on the block — 1440p — is becoming more and more popular with every day. What is it? Is there more to it than it being just a higher Continue reading 1440p vs. 1080p – Graduating to WQHD Macs and Macbook pros are all about photo editing. And browsing and gaming and graphics design and a plethora of other things, but photo editing is prominent nonetheless. The official Apple Thunderbolt Display — while a commendable effort — costs way more than a beginner monitor should, which is why you should and will look Continue reading Cheap monitor for photo editing for the Macbook Pro Let’s split that question in the middle so that I can answer more precisely: monitors below 1920×1200 and above. You can connect all kinds of professional displays to the Macbook Pro, including Apple’s official thunderbolt display, which isn’t the scope of the article. I assume you have a very good idea on how to connect Continue reading How to connect a professional IPS display to a Macbook Pro? What is the best monitor for a Macbook Pro? Before answering that, let’s lay down some groundwork. We’re talking about Macbook Pros built in the last couple years (in or after 2009). It means we’ll assume that your Macbook Pro has either a mini-Displayport or a Thunderbolt port you can connect displays to. We’ll also Continue reading What is the best monitor for a Macbook Pro? How to connect older — DVI enabled — Apple Cinema Displays to the Mac Mini 2011? Well, it’s not necessarily as simple as you would like it to be. As you may know, 2011 Mac Minis come with HDMI to DVI adapters, but that doesn’t mean you can simply chuck any DVI monitor to the Continue reading How to connect old Cinema Displays to the Mac Mini? The Mac Mini 2011 supports HDMI and Thunderbolt/mini-Displayport connectors out of the box. The packaging includes an HDMI to DVI-D adapter capable of 1920×1200 resolution. But how do you connect an older VGA monitor or projector to the Mac Mini? Use a mini-Displayport to VGA adapter. Kep in mind… First of all, a couple quick Continue reading How to connect a VGA monitor to a Mac Mini 2011? We all love the Apple Thunderbolt Display. It fits virtually any Mac like a glove. Slight issue: It costs more than an entry level Mac Mini 2011. Twice as much, to be more precise. What substitutes are there? Which monitor matches the Mac Mini better in price and performance? Drumroll please: Dell Ultrasharp U2412M. What? Continue reading Thunderbolt Display substitute for Mac Mini 2011 Yes and no. As you might have heard, Apple thunderbolt displays can be daisy chained so that the second one takes its signal from the downlink of the first Thunderbolt display. In theory, it works. The reality is a little complicated, but not much. 2.5GHz Mac Minis have a discrete ATI GPU, and are enabled Continue reading Can the Mac Mini drive two Thunderbolt displays? Which is the best LCD you can possibly use with Mac Mini? That would be an Apple Thunderbolt Display, HP ZR30W or Dell Ultrasharp U3011H. The first, Apple Thunderbolt Display wins hands down because of the convenience it gives. It connects to the Mac Mini through one thin Thunderbolt cable, yet replicates a host of Continue reading Which is the best LCD monitor to use with Mac Mini? The best Mac Monitors are those you can comfortably afford and that do what they’re supposed to do. In this sense the Apple Thunderbolt Display is not the best Mac Monitor ever, although it does bring features that could easily propel it to the first spot. Its $950 retail price pushes it outside the Continue reading Why the best Mac monitors aren’t always made by Apple? What displays are compatible with the 2011 Mac Mini? Virtually all of them. Wish it was that simple… Official Apple Monitors and Mac Mini The new Mac Mini has a Thunderbolt port. Obviously it’s compatible with the latest Apple Thunderbolt display, out of the box, no tools necessary. Can you daisy chain 2xThunderbolt displays, like Continue reading 2011 Mac Mini compatible displays | |||
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