Macbook to monitor question

Anewbe4u · 28 Jun 2007 at 00:54

Well, kinda. Should I have got a connecter with my Macbook which allows me to connect it to the monitor?

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AdWright · 28 Jun 2007 at 06:33

Nope, you'll need one of these:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore?productLearnMore=M9321
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore?productLearnMore=M9320

punky_munky · 28 Jun 2007 at 07:36

There's a mini DVI port between the ethernet and firewire. It allows you to plug a variety of adapters in such as vga, dvi and composite. They used to give away vga adapters free with iBooks but they stopped that (also, the iBook adapters aren't compatible with the MacBook).

Anewbe4u · 28 Jun 2007 at 22:22

Thanks guys

PardonTheWait · 28 Jun 2007 at 22:52

punky_munky said:
There's a mini DVI port between the ethernet and firewire. It allows you to plug a variety of adapters in such as vga, dvi and composite. They used to give away vga adapters free with iBooks but they stopped that (also, the iBook adapters aren't compatible with the MacBook).

I think it's a bit of a kick in the nuts that you have to pay for an adapter after spending at least £700 on a laptop

Caged · 29 Jun 2007 at 15:39

Mohinder said:
I think it's a bit of a kick in the nuts that you have to pay for an adapter after spending at least £700 on a laptop

On the other hand it means you get a choice of DVI, VGA, or TV-out. I'd rather have that than VGA and TV with no DVI, like most notebooks.

PardonTheWait · 30 Jun 2007 at 11:49

Caged said:
On the other hand it means you get a choice of DVI, VGA, or TV-out. I'd rather have that than VGA and TV with no DVI, like most notebooks.

I think you should be able to pick which you want, tbh. At the prices you pay for Apple stuff they're really well specced in every department but I think having to buy an adaptor seperate is mean, considering the prices you pay. It didn't stop me buying one, it's just a niggle

ken1307 · 1 Jul 2007 at 13:41

Caged said:
On the other hand it means you get a choice of DVI, VGA, or TV-out. I'd rather have that than VGA and TV with no DVI, like most notebooks.

or they can just include all the adapters so we can have all the choices without paying extra money

GraemeUK · 1 Jul 2007 at 14:11

I agree with the above, and I certainly think £15 is way overpriced too. I've just paid £829 for a Macbook from a department store (2 years warranty compared to Apple's 1 year but for the same price) and had to order the adapter off Apple for £15 + £4.50 postage. It is a kick in the nuts tbh.

MagicBoy · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:09

Mohinder said:
I think it's a bit of a kick in the nuts that you have to pay for an adapter after spending at least £700 on a laptop

Yeah, it's definately worth the extra £600 to upgrade to a Macbook Pro as it ships with DVI and a VGA adapter as standard

Caged · 1 Jul 2007 at 20:28

I don't mind spending the £15 personally, especially as most Windows notebooks don't have DVI at all.

GraemeUK · 1 Jul 2007 at 21:37

Caged said:
I don't mind spending the £15 personally, especially as most Windows notebooks don't have DVI at all.

But for £849 for the laptop why not throw in the adaptors free. They must only cost £0.10 to make.

PardonTheWait · 2 Jul 2007 at 01:24

MagicBoy said:
Yeah, it's definately worth the extra £600 to upgrade to a Macbook Pro as it ships with DVI and a VGA adapter as standard

Damnit, I new I should have gone pro!

Problem Child · 5 Jul 2007 at 16:29

Will the output be ok on say a 22" or 20" monitor, in other words will the resolution scale up for the monitor?

J1234 · 5 Jul 2007 at 16:38

Problem Child said:
Will the output be ok on say a 22" or 20" monitor, in other words will the resolution scale up for the monitor?

Yep, the MacBook supports an external resolution up to 1920 by 1200, should be fine in most cases.