Dell U2412M Mac Mini connectivity options

The Dell U2412M is to Mac Mini monitors what the Mac Mini is to Apple computers: the cheapest solution that still gets the job done.

The Mac Mini is equipped hardware you would find in a Macbook Pro 13″, which as the name also suggests is a computer for professionals. Okay, it’s also for browsing

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How to connect an old 30″ Apple Cinema Display to a Mac with Thunderbolt?

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

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1440p vs. 1080p – Graduating to WQHD

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

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Can you connect a Cinema display to the Mac Mini 2011?

There is this issue with Thunderbolt enabled Mac Minis. Or rather, confusion about whether you can connect an older Cinema display to the newer thunderbolt interface.

The short and simple answer is yes.

A 27″ Apple Cinema Display (with mini-Displayport) can be plugged into the new Mac Mini’s thunderbolt port, but to harness the full

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The definitive guide to the best monitor for the Mac Mini

Right, so you either have the cheapest desktop Mac currently available, or very close to becoming a happy Mac user.

Let me congratulate you on this occasion and give a few tips on how to choose the best monitor for your new Mac Mini.

The problem with this little monster is that you get very

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Mac Mini Monitor Options in 2011

Apple Thunderbolt Display

Update: Amazon now ships the latest Apple Thunderbolt Display (with a $30 discount and free shipping at the moment).

The new Mac mini is out. Yay! It has HDMI and Thunderbolt connectors, can your current monitor handle it? Is your current monitor aging and needs to be replaced anyway?

Let me show you some options

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New Apple Thunderbolt Display – The Thing I Like the Most About it

Apple Cinema Display

July 20 is a big day for gadget lovers, Apple announced a great deal of new toys to drool over, including the revised, all new Apple Thunderbolt Display. Or is it all new?

New Features

It has a thunderbolt cable built-in, and a thunderbolt connector. What’s that all about?

Thunderbolt ports look just like the

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What Monitor to Buy for the New Mac Mini 2011-July?

On July 20, as planned, Apple released the new Macbook Air series, 10.7 OS X lion, and what everyone seems to be less interested in, the new Mac Mini.

Technical details are not very important right now. It got Thunderbolt (10GBPs video out and general purpose port) and Apple have done away with the obsolete

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