Well, crap. It looks like I purchased the wrong display adapter for my 2011 13" MacBook Pro. I purchased the mini dvi to dvi adapter instead of the mini display port to dvi adapter. I didn't realize there were 2 different display adapters. If anyone wants the genuine Apple OEM mini dvi to dvi adapter, please pm me. So, where is the cheapest place to get a mini display port to dvi adapter?
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Purchased Wrong Display Adapter
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I bought it off eBay. It clearly stated it was the mini dvi to dvi so I'm the one at fault. It was brand new in the white Apple packaging. It must of came out of a Mac mini or something. I just managed to find a brand new Apple retail mini display port to dvi adapter on eBay for $14.99 shipped. If anyone wants the mini dvi to dvi adapter, I will ship it to anywhere in the U.S. for $8 paypal.
Thanks for the links man but I found a new Apple retail version on eBay for $14.99. I know they are probably the exact same thing, but I try to stick to genuine Apple products.
Which means you're overpaying for the exact same quality a generic adapter would give you. You probably buy RAM upgrades and HD upgrades straight from apple?
Same thing happened to me when I bought my first MBP. I remember being really mad at apple for naming both of them "mini"
Well I for one thank you for this one since I needed a MDP-> DVI adaptor for a while but was too lazy to get it
Now I have for 8 bucks w/ shipping; sweet!