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Mini Display Port is just another source of Income
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Yeah that is completely LAME, the whole point of the MacBook Pro is not to have to compromise and now if you have one you have to always look for a damn dongle in order to content to an external monitor (which I do on a daily basis) or a projector. Boo!
Sounds just like what we heard when they started charging for the Apple Remote.
You just have to learn to deal with it.
You just have to learn to deal with it.
Well supposedly it's the new industry standard, correct? So we will be seeing a lot of displays with this new port? Or will it be a new APPLE industry standard in which you buy only apple products or you pay $100 bucks for an adapter..."No more multiple-pin connectors with unwieldy screws" or the ability to use your computer with everything else on the market, it's a hard choice.
...and now if you have one you have to always look for a damn dongle in order to content to an external monitor (which I do on a daily basis) or a projector. Boo!
I always left my Powerbook's dongle attached to my CRT monitor's cable. I did the same with my current MB. I don't see this as being any different.
And still no support for HDCP in the new display, further reinforcing that Apple does not give two damns about Blu-ray (just as I predicted). And just to think there were tons of people waiting to see BD drives make it into MBPs...
I felt the same way about loosing SCSI and serial. How dare they force USB and Firewire down my throat. Definitely not cool.
What the HELL
"Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter [+ £61.10]"
SIXTY QUID!!! SIXTY BLOODY QUID. That's obscene.
I'm keeping my current MBP for a LONG time.
"Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter [+ £61.10]"
SIXTY QUID!!! SIXTY BLOODY QUID. That's obscene.
I'm keeping my current MBP for a LONG time.
did you notice the 99dollars for mini ds to dual link dvi bah.
edit: display port will be the new standard. soo much better then dvi and hdmi
Yeah that's my point, we're talking about the MacBook Pro, a product geared towards professionals and I don't see the reasoning whether it be cost or size savings since we pay a premium (at least $700) and want lots of inputs/outputs. Before I had to worry about one DVI to VGA (that was included) adapter now if I were to get the new MBP I would need to worry about carrying two adapter (DVI and VGA) both of which I need to pay for.
Well somebody sure is, and the minidisplayport connector is proprietary to Apple right now, so, it looks like Apple will be getting your money.I'm real happy my monitor has display port built right in. Apple isn't getting an extra dime out of me!
My assumption is they'd include a mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable. You are saying it doesn't ship with any cables at all? I didn't see an option to buy it in the store...
Yeah, I didn't see it in the store either, but I also didn't see it in the "In the Box" listing for the MBP. I guess we'll have to wait and see from reviews.
No they aren't. Apple controls what you can mini display port for, which is for converting to mini-dvi and dvi. Forget HDMI and full size displayport...