Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
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Based on 13 reviews
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Worst Hardware Ever
Written by MM from sheffield
Nov 30, 2009
I've never felt compelled to write a review of hardware before but this is different. After buying my shiny new mac mini (late 2009) I also found I had to buy a dual-link adapter to use it with my 30" apple cinema display so I was stung for another £70!!! This adaptor really is the pits, It just doesn't work, no display when waking and intermittent problems constantly. Surely either sort the firmware (currently 1.02 or something) or issue a product recall. Ive spent over £700 quid on this stuff and expect for better for my hard earned cash. Apple need to accept there is a problem and sort it out, just because you dont admit it doesnt mean its not happening. Dont buy this adapter if you really dont have to. Get a machine that has a normal dual link connector. There are far more cheaper alternatives out there.
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Working with LG W3000H
Written by CS from Leicester
Oct 9, 2009
Running fine with Mac mini and LG W3000H. Was quite worried about buying this with all the negative feedback for it, I'm glad its working.
1.02 firmware on the adaptor.
4 Stars because of the ridiculous price for the thing.2 of 5 people found this useful
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
NEC 3090WQXi works
Written by SC from Perth
Sep 28, 2009
Took the plunge to see if it would work with my new monitor and therefore if I needed a new graphics card in order to run two of them (as it connects with a dual link dvi). I'm relieved to report that it works perfectly. Still it's less than ideal that it seems to be a lottery if your monitor will work with this adapter. I have listed my spec below, hope this helps someone.
Mac Pro (MacPro4,1 / 2009) - Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2 x 2.93 GHz
ATI Radeon HD 4870 - 512MB
NEC 3090WQXi Monitor3 of 5 people found this useful
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Works fine with Dell 3008WFP SuperView 30Inch Monitor
Written by TR from London
Aug 24, 2009
Like a lot of people I was dreading having to buy this adapter due to the bad reviews but when I hooked up my brand new Mac Mini with OS X 10.5.6 to my brand new Dell screen the adapter has worked flawlessly and continues to do so more than a week afterwards. I have no problems with flickering, noise or interference, it works great which is a big relief. My only gripe is that it is expensive therefore 4 stars.
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Does not work properly with Dell 3007WFP-HC
Written by IH from Swindon
Jul 26, 2009
Pixel noise is apparent all of the time especially on larger blocks of dark picture content. Intermittent display corruption requires putting the machine to sleep and waking up again to recover. I personally would not have released this product in this state.
Adapter version is 1.0.1 and the machine is a MacBook Pro 17" 2.66.5 of 6 people found this useful
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Occasional flickering
Written by TT from London
Jul 3, 2009
I'm using this product with a just-bought unibody 17" MacBookPro and a 30" Apple CinemaDisplay, and whilst it generally works ok, every 15-20 minutes it flickers (to black for half a second, then back on).
It's annoying rather than catastrophic, but I have no other option for connecting my screen to my laptop as far as I know.
Disappointing.8 of 10 people found this useful
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Works Great!
Written by PF from SHREWSBURY
Jul 1, 2009
Bought one of these to use with my 30-inch Apple Cinema Display and new MBP. Like another user, I had an issue with odd green lines dancing across the screen intermittently, especially on black backgrounds. Got on the blower to Apple and a replacement arrived 2 days later. Issue solved. One happy bunny!
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Works fine after all
Written by SP from THATCHAM
May 23, 2009
I was worried after reading the reviews and searching the Internet that this adapter was not going to work. I bought a 17" MacBook Pro (built mid-May 2009) with the intention of using it with a two year old Dell 3006WFP, so it would have been a big problem if the adapter didn't work.
However, it seems that I need not have worried. I have no issues at all to report and it has worked flawlessly so far, so perhaps the initial teething troubles that have affected other people have been fixed..3 of 8 people found this useful
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Serious noise / interference problems - as widely reported
Written by BM from LONDON
Apr 14, 2009
I purchased one of these (expensive) adaptors for use with a new MacBook. Unfortunately there is serious interference on black parts of the screen. Many other users have encountered this, so I don't believe my experience is uncommon.
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Serious issue with non Apple displays
Written by YA from Swindon
Mar 20, 2009
Beware of buying this accessory, if you have a non-Apple 30" display then it will almost certainly cause problems. It is regrettable that Apple should put its loyal customers in this position. A 30" monitor is a significant investment, and it may not be viable for people to replace their perfectly good displays with the Apple display so that they can receive reliable performance. My hope is that this is merely a software issue that can hopefully be corrected via a software update.
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Works Perfectly
Written by HB from London
Mar 6, 2009
Works just as described, and through an IoGear GCS1204 KVM which was a concern having seen the review about Dell problems.
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Works Perfectly
Written by VR from Hastings
Mar 3, 2009
This adaptor is for use with the Apple 30 inch display. It says so in the advertising and the literature. It does this perfectly. Therefore 5 stars...
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Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
doesn't work properly with Macbook Pro (late 2008) and Dell 30" monitors
Written by SN from LONDON
Feb 17, 2009
beware, doesn't work with a Macbook Pro (late 2008) and any Dell 30" (3007wfp /3007wfp-hc), every so often the infamous 'fuzz of death' appears and your screen will be unreadable, leaving only a re-boot or unpluging/repluging the adpater to bring the screen back, but only for awhile.
check out the forums for details, especially the thread intitled - 'periodic Dual-link display problem with new adapter'.
very poor show from Apple to release a faulty product.40 of 45 people found this useful
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