Hi everyone. I was hoping to get some quick advice on a Dell monitor that I am looking at purchasing. The S2330MX has a great deal right now, but I want to make sure that my 2nd generation MacBook Air can power the display. Has anyone had experience with this combination, or does anyone know if it will work? Below is a link to the display with specs.
According to the specs Apple put on its MB Technical Specifications page, the MBA is capable of using an external display with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 pixel, thus a small 1920 x 1080 pixel display is doable, as it has only half the resolution of that maximum supported resolution.
Mini DisplayPort is the current digital standard on all current Macs to transfer video to an external display or TV. It has been introduced in 10/2008 with the release of the Unibody MacBook and MacBook Pros and has gradually been adopted on all other Macs.
MDP is capable of transmitting video, and since 2010, audio too. MDP is a miniaturised version of DisplayPort. It is also license free and can support resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600, which Mini DVI and Micro DVI are not able to do.
Since 2011, all Macs come with a Thunderbolt port, which is meant for fast data transfer and also as means to connect to an external display device to mirror or extend the Mac's screen.
To learn more about Thunderbolt (TB) and its compatibility with Mini DisplayPort (MDP): Introducing Thunderbolt
