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The newer Apple Macbook, Mac, and iMac series use Mini DisplayPort as its outgoing video port. Because Mini DisplayPort has rather unusual occurrence, now this has put plenty of Mac users into awkward positions: probably you cannot use your own Macbook to deliver a presentation, or output your work project from Mac to a new display, or perhaps share your favorite photos to your friends or family on a bigger screen.

Isn’t Mac supposed to be user-friendly and uncomplicated? That is totally not what you’ve paid the good money to Apple for.

Well, don’t worry, there are solutions.

Products With Mini DisplayPort

Currently, there is only a very short list of products that are using Mini DisplayPort:

* Apple Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro 13 inch, 15 inch, and 17 inch;

* Apple Mac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, iMac, Xserve;

* Toshiba Satellite Pro S500, Tecra M11, A11 and S11 notebooks;

* AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition featuring its 6 Mini DisplayPorts;

* Adapters and cables that will work with these computers and displays.

The last group of products is what will let you connect your favorite Mac or Macbook to a projector, lcd screen or HDTV.

Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

You will find 3 main Mini DisplayPort adapters: Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapters, Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters, and Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapters.

It’s the safest to have a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, because basically every display, old or new, uses a VGA port. Especially if you want to frequently connect the Macbook to a projector to give a presentation. And some new projectors will have HDMI or DVI ports, not all of them do, nonetheless they all will have a VGA port, as VGA port has still been the no.1 most regularly used video port in colleges or business when it comes to presentation.

Having a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, now you can easily output video from your own Macbook or laptop to almost any display. You’ll be able to:

* Extend or mirror your workstation to a different screen;

* Give presentation to your favorite classmates, students or colleagues with your favorite Macbook or laptop;

* Share videos your friends on a bigger external screen or TV.

Because the specification is standardized, it’s compatible with all the newest Macs/Macbooks with Mini DisplayPort. Also, the video output has resolution up to 1080p (FullHD) and 1920 x 1200 and no compromise in video quality.

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