Mac Mini with 2 monitors?

[Freemaj]

How easy is it to add two monitors to a mac mini? I have two 23'' hannspree monitors that when I get my mac mini I would like to use duels on it.. if so how many adapters/ and what not can I use for it to work.?

 

[MacMini2009]

Depending on your monitor's connectors, you will need 2 different adapters. The Mac Mini already comes with a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter. So for you will need a Mini-Displayport to DVI to VGA adapter for the other video output.

 

[rgarjr]

That's one of the nice things about the mini is that it comes with 2 monitor output ports.

 

[OneMike]

running dual displays right now on the mini. just have a mini-dvi to vga and a mini displayport to vga. works perfect.

 

[Krafty]

That's one of the nice things about the mini is that it comes with 2 monitor output ports.

I'm just curious as to why they decided to use two different types of ports instead of just 2-miniDVI's or something.

 

[300D]

I'm just curious as to why they decided to use two different types of ports instead of just 2-miniDVI's or something.

Because Apple's Mini-DisplayPort isn't a good standard and the consumers the Mini is aimed at need a common display connection.

 

[Hellhammer]

Because Apple's Mini-DisplayPort isn't a good standard and the consumers the Mini is aimed at need a common display connection.

Neither is Mini-DVI.

I guess it's because of price and I'm not sure can 9400M drive two 30" 2560x1600 displays at the same time.

 

[300D]

Mini DVI needs only a $5 pin-for-pin adapter to work with 99.9% of monitors on the market right now.

MDP needs electronics to convert the signal which increases the cost, reduces video quality in some cases, reduces reliability and its still an Apple-Only port design very likely to end up as another ADC-reminiscent failure.

 

[Hellhammer]

Mini DVI needs only a $5 pin-for-pin adapter to work with 99.9% of monitors on the market right now.

Mini-DVI doesn't work with monitors which have resolution above 1920x1200 😛

 

[300D]

Mini-DVI doesn't work with monitors which have resolution above 1920x1200 😛

People using those large resolutions aren't likely to be buying a mini at all or using a laptop as a desktop.

 

[Krafty]

People using those large resolutions aren't likely to be buying a mini at all or using a laptop as a desktop.

My display is 1920x1080. I don't think you can really judge what people use computer for by their screen size. I know people who use a 17" MBP to surf the web and iChat.