Expensive Piece of Junk If you'd like to spend 80 bucks on an accessory that will cause your external monitor to blink on and off all day long. Look no further!!! This is the access If you'd like to spend 80 bucks on an accessory that will cause your external monitor to blink on and off all day long. Look no further!!!
This is the accessory you've been dreaming of. I've tried different monitors. I've tried different HDMI cables. Nothing seems to help. This thing is incredibly frustrating to use. If you do decide to call support, expect to be on the phone for an hour only to be told 'try plugging it into another port' on your single port usb-c macbook. More (Read full review).
Oct 30, 2016 - Late-2016 MacBook Pro Cable Necessities. Warning: Reviewers say that HDMI over USB-C Alt Mode has been flaky with the new MacBook. HDMI ports – The HDMI or High Definition Multimedia Interface port is probably the most common type of port on electronic devices. If they are what your Mac has, you can connect it to a TV with an HDMI Port by using a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter.
Written by Nicholas F from Seattle. Sep 20, 2016 1674 of 1788 people found this useful.
WARNING - Bad Hardware This adaptor has severe compatibility issues with external hard drives that can result in LOSS OF DATA. Apple even lists a few drives (including their own Super This adaptor has severe compatibility issues with external hard drives that can result in LOSS OF DATA. Apple even lists a few drives (including their own SuperDrive, pre 2011) than don't work with this adaptor, but there are more that don't work - both for storage OR Time Machine (!). This is really bizarre since the other USB-C to USB-A adaptor WILL work, but since this adaptor doesn't supply power to your MacBook, it's not a long term solution. In the instances where the Multiport adaptor DOES work with an external hard drive, it can experience drastically reduced speeds and randomly unmount the drive. The straight USB adaptor, with the same drive, does not show these issues. I can't believe Apple put this on the market without 1) more rigorous testing and 2) with this serious an issue.
Having an external hard drive work with your laptop is a pretty important requirement. Terrible, terrible piece of equipment. I was an Apple employee and have worked with Macs for decades. This issue was diagnosed with a genius at an Apple Store after we went through several Multiport and regular USB adaptors, and then followed up with additional testing at home. Apple should be ashamed. More (Read full review). Written by Michael U from Solana Beach.
Nov 5, 2015 1306 of 1370 people found this useful. Works as advertised I tried the Kensington USB C dock, however I could not get the HDMI and USB to work at the same time. This adapter works as advertised -so far. I connect a I tried the Kensington USB C dock, however I could not get the HDMI and USB to work at the same time.
This adapter works as advertised -so far. I connect a 3.0 USB hub (with two external USB drives), charger and HDMI monitor and use my 2017 base MacBook Pro as a workstation (also Apple bluetooth keyboard and Microsoft bluetooth mouse) with no sweat. As far as monitor blinking ON and OFF, this will happen if you have the power saver settings to automatically turn OFF monitor after a set amount of time AND an active screen saver. As I prefer the screen saver, I set the Power Saver Monitor OFF setting to NEVER. When used as a work station, not by itself, I leave computer ON all the time and the monitor no longer blinks as I set monitor OFF to NEVER (systems preferenceenergy saver). I believe this is the way monitors work in general and is NOT the fault of the adapter, After the Kensington fiasco, I prefer this adapter and am afraid to try others as this works for now.
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Dec 17, 2018 0 of 1 people found this useful. This is ho!rrible I am a huge fan of Apple and its products but this is the worst one I have ever purchased. I mainly use i for my external monitor and I constantly get white sta I am a huge fan of Apple and its products but this is the worst one I have ever purchased. I mainly use i for my external monitor and I constantly get white static and have to remove the HDMI and cord and put it back in. Very annoying More (Read full review). Written by Amirreza V from bethesda. Dec 12, 2018 3 of 3 people found this useful.
Piece of garbage Well Applle wont let me say what I had originally wrote. So much for free speech aye. So let me just take my dollars elsewhere and suggest you do the same or a Well Applle wont let me say what I had originally wrote. So much for free speech aye. So let me just take my dollars elsewhere and suggest you do the same or at least save yoyr money and not buy this over priced junk it simply does not work. Its insane to spend 2700 on a computer and you still have to buy ao many accesories to use the thing Whats next a computer with no ports at all? More (Read full review).
Written by David W from San Francisco. Dec 8, 2018 4 of 5 people found this useful.
Contents. Compatibility Apple replaced the DVI port from the, and the with the Mini DisplayPort.
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Its use as the video connector for the 24-inch Cinema Display may complicate compatibility:. Mini DisplayPort's extension disables playback of certain -encrypted content on any display not designed for it. This includes some content from the which has no such restrictions if played on a Mac without Mini DisplayPort. Apple's Dual-Link DVI or VGA adapters are relatively large and expensive compared to past adapters, and customers have reported problems with them, such as being unable to connect to an external display.
Monitors connected to a Mini DisplayPort via these adaptors may have resolution problems or not 'wake up' from sleep. While the DisplayPort specification can support digital audio, the older 2009 line of MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and Mac Minis cannot provide an audio signal through the Mini DisplayPort, and only do so over USB, Firewire, or the audio line out port. (The April 2010 line of MacBook Pro, and July 2010 iMac and later do support this ). This can be a problem for users who want to connect their computers to HDTVs using a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. To work around this issue, some third-party manufacturers have created dual or triple-headed adapters that get power for the adapter from a USB port, video from the Mini DisplayPort, and audio from either the USB port or the optical-out port. Either option terminates with a single female HDMI connector, thus allowing both video and audio to be channeled over the single HDMI cable. Adoption.
In early 2009, announced that Mini DisplayPort would be included in the upcoming DisplayPort 1.2 specification. In the fourth quarter of 2009, VESA announced that the Mini DisplayPort had been adopted.
All devices using the Mini DisplayPort must comply with the 1.1a standard. On 7 January 2010, Toshiba introduced Satellite Pro S500, Tecra M11, A11 and S11 notebooks featuring Mini DisplayPort. released a special variant of its Radeon HD 5870 graphics card called the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition, which features 2GB GDDR5 memory, higher clock speeds than the original card, and six Mini DisplayPort outputs with a maximum resolution of 5760 × 2160 pixels (a 3×2 grid of displays). On 13 April 2010, added support for audio out using Mini DisplayPort in their MacBook Pro product line. This allows users to easily connect their Macbook Pros to their HDTVs using a cable adapting Mini DisplayPort to HDMI with full audio and video functionality. On 5 May 2010, announced Envy 14 and Envy 17 notebooks with Mini DisplayPort. On 20 October 2010, announced XPS 14, 15, and 17 notebooks with Mini DisplayPort.
On 24 February 2011, Apple and Intel announced, a successor to Mini DisplayPort which adds support for data connections while maintaining backwards compatibility with Mini DisplayPort-based peripherals. On 17 May 2011, announced the ThinkPad X1 notebook with Mini DisplayPort.
In May 2011, released the XPS 15z notebook with Mini DisplayPort. On 15 May 2012, announced the ThinkPad notebooks X1 Carbon, Helix, X230, L430, L530, T430s, T430, T530, W530 with Mini DisplayPort. In 2012, shipped the second generation of which the top model with an i5 had a Mini DisplayPort and the top i3 model had Thunderbolt through a Mini DisplayPort.
On 9 February 2013, released the, Surface Pro, equipped with Windows 8 Pro and Mini DisplayPort. In June 2013, shipped the third-generation with both Mini HDMI and Mini DisplayPort. (The i3 and i5 models, not the Celeron or Atom models). On 5 July 2013, announced new N Series laptops N550 and N750 with both HDMI and Mini DisplayPort. On 25 July 2013, announced the Precision M3800 mobile workstation with Mini DisplayPort. On 8 August 2013, announced the Latitude E7240 and E7440 business notebooks with Mini DisplayPort.
On 9 September 2013, announced the ThinkPad X240s, L440, L540, T440, T440s, T440p, T540p and W540 with Mini DisplayPort. On 22 October 2013, released the, equipped with Windows 8.1 Pro and Mini DisplayPort. On 20 June 2014, released the with Mini DisplayPort. On 5 May 2015, released the with Mini DisplayPort. On 10 October 2015, released the, equipped with Windows 10 Pro and Mini DisplayPort.
On 2 June 2016, announced the Aero 14 with Mini DisplayPort. On 11 November 2016, released the Liva Z Mini PC with Mini DisplayPort.
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