Hi, To set the matter straight, you require an Apple DVI to Video adapter retailing for about $19 Ca/Usa.
Thanks, Alex, On 4-May-09, at 10:11 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Did your Mini come with the adapter? That is all I used and it worked > fine for me. Don't know what to tell you beyond that, but good luck. > > On May 4, 2009, at 1:06 PM, James Dietz wrote: > >> >> It's been slow ever since I got it a year ago, so I don't think it's >> logs. Sounds like it's the monitor problem. This cramps my style a >> bit >> as it's a lot harder to cary around a monitor and the mac mini is >> remarkably easy to port back and forth between home/school and take >> with me wherever I may want to go if I need it. Thanks guys - I'll >> steal one eventually. >> >> James >> >> On 5/4/09, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I'm sorry to have to say this, but the adapter alone won't work. >>> There >>> was some adapter or other one could buy from Apple i think, but i >>> can >>> be wrong that fooled the Mini into thinking it had a monitor, but >>> other than that, nope, an adapter alone won't work. >>> /Krister >>> >>> >>> 4 maj 2009 kl. 18.18 skrev Brett Campbell: >>> >>>> >>>> I submitted an almost identical post a few weeks ago. Krister's >>>> Suggestion is the ticket. My mini is brand new with 4 gb of >>>> ram. I >>>> connected a monitor and every little trouble, especially the busy >>>> disappeared. I understand being reluctant to connect a monitor, >>>> but >>>> based on my recent experience, you'll be amazed with the >>>> difference. >>>> I didn't try just using the adapter, it may work, but the monitor >>>> changes everything for sure. >>>> >>>> Brett >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 3, 2009, at 12:09 PM, James Dietz wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I did a brief search to see if this was mentioned before, only to >>>>> find >>>>> something on Mac Mini's issues when a mouse isn't hooked up. >>>>> >>>>> Certain apps are impossibly slow with my mac mini. These range >>>>> from >>>>> iTunes (smart playlist editor and just occasional unexplainable >>>>> "busy"s from voiceover no matter what I'm doing) to Finder (Copy >>>>> and >>>>> other warning dialogues literally hang voiceover for up to 10 >>>>> seconds >>>>> before they read anything (only to be interupted by the >>>>> announcement >>>>> that finder is ready; attempting o read it again results in >>>>> another >>>>> wait and usually another message interupting the desired >>>>> information). >>>>> I've a 2.0 ghz 2 gb ram mac mini, and I think it's pretty well >>>>> equipped to handle something like a dialogue box in finder without >>>>> hanging so frustratingly. Anyone else having similar issues with >>>>> minis? I tried my roommate's new macbook and it's a lot more >>>>> responsive - I haven't interacted with a finder dialogue or >>>>> similar >>>>> but switching apps is a little faster. >>>>> >>>>> James >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
