Reviews for Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter

I bought this adapter shortly after purchasing my MacBook - after rarely using it for less than 2 years the product is finished - it shorts out, causing the monitor or projector to flash or not show certain colors.
The fact that this adapter has to be purchased to essentially make the Mac useful with anything VGA is an annoyance in itself - what a money grab!
And then to have it built so poorly that, after 18 months it needs replacement, is a real irritation.
This is my first Mac and, if the poor quality of the computer and adapter is any indication, it will also be my last.
Talk about overpriced trash!

Warning: This adaptor doesn't work with the new macbook pro. You should use the DVI to HDMI cable if you are looking to hook your macbook pro up to a flat screen display.

This is the second adapter that I have had die at 6 months. The adapter works fine, but is poorly constructed in that it is not very durable. I never flex, bend, fold, twist, etc. the adapter, yet both have stopped passing the red signal. Going to have to buy a third one tomorrow.

Apple has us over a barrel here; the adapter is extremely shoddily made, but it is the only way to attach my macbook to my VGA monitor. As others have written, at first it works very well (for this reason I gave is some stars), but after just a very short while, it begins to "lose red." First it happened when I didn't have the adapter very carefully placed so there were no bends, but I figured that one out very quickly. After a month or so, the colours would change when ever anybody walked by the monitor, shifting the adapter only slightly. After only a week or two of this, it started to change colours all the time on its own. Yesterday I finally connected the new one I had bought immediately, months ago, after reading all of these reviews; I didn't want to be left without one when the first one would inevitably break. I'm now about to order two more for the same reason. How long does it take for Apple to fix a product that EVERYONE has problems with? I shouldn't have to stock up, especially when it costs $25.00 Canadian, plus shipping. I might as well start looking into buying a new monitor with a different connection considering the amount I'm spending on replacing this adapter.

for every day use it does not last :( i needed a knew one, 3 1/2 months later... Also it works great when the cord lining doesn't come lose :(

I got this adapter shortly after my MacBook, so that I could do presentations and other such things, as well as using the same external monitor I used with my old laptop, and at first I was a little depressed, because the adapter cost $20, half the price of the cable from my monitor to the computer. It worked well enough, however, so I was happy, at least until I had the product for a few months, and the quality of the picture started deteriorating unless the adapter was placed just so.

My advice to likely purchasers is to treat this adapter better than you'd treat the laptop it's hooked up to -- it works, so long as you don't let it get too poorly handled. Quite frankly, this is not what I expected from a company that has made much of its fortunes from the educational sector, where computers and their peripherals take a lot more abuse than I can dish out.

Didn't work with my MacBook or any other MacBook I tried. Not a problem with the monitor- it works fine with an iBook and several PC's

The Adapter works, but we knew that.

This came with the ibook but now costs $19. This is not an accessory, it is a necessity. All other laptops can be plugged into an external monitor without having to pay $19 for an adapter. Pretty upsetting, Apple's been getting on my nerves with charging extra for something that should come with the laptop or ipod. Examples: Ipod originally came with a firewire cable, usb cable, and a/c adapter. Now comes with USB cable and costs $30 for the a/c adapter!

Although this adapter works perfectly in MacOS, I can't get it to work in Windows Mode on a MacBook Pro running Boot Camp. Anybody know of a device driver in beta test that I can use?