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Mac Mini with 2 monitors?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.