Does the mini-display adapter work with the new thunderbolt Macs?
The new MacBook Pro has a thunderbolt port for attaching an external monitor. Is the Mini Display port adapter the proper adapter for this port?
- Asked by John Mark A from Palo Alto
- May 11, 2011
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4 Answers from the Community
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Yes Thunderbolt is fully backwards compatible with Mini Display products.
- Answered by Dustin W from Prather
- Jul 21, 2011
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Yes Thunderbolt port can do a display and a fast transfer from a hardrive to your laptop
- Answered by Carole S from Arnold
- Jul 18, 2011
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yes
- Answered by Randy T from San Jose
- Jul 29, 2012
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Apparently, the mini-display plug of this adapter can plug into the thunderbolt port.
There is a discussion about this in the Apple support forums.
Search for New Macbook Air to External Display.
Thus, the signals of the thunderbolt port must be backwards compatible to some extent.
However, I don't think this adapter pulls out any analog signals, if any are even available, from the thunderbolt port.- Answered by Bill A from Mission Viejo
- Oct 12, 2012
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