[DM-MUG] Options for least expensive G4 or G5??

Matthew Wheeler dmmug@dmmug.org
Sun, 1 May 2005 22:36:06 -0500


On May 1, 2005, at 8:24 PM, Ray Bowler wrote:

>> On May 1, 2005, at 5:47 PM, Donald Brown wrote:
>>> Get a mini.  Very cheap, and it's going to run rings around your 
>>> cube.  Not very expandible, but neither was the cube.
>>
>> A Mac mini only has DVI output and the older Cinema Display (that 
>> came with a Cube) only has ADC input. Therefore, a $100 DVI-to-ADC 
>> adapter would be required (to provide power to the ADC display), 
>> meaning that a Mac mini will cost a little more than originally 
>> thought.
>>
>
> The mini comes with an adapter. I had to use it to connect my NEC 
> display.  Is this the DVE-to-ADC one?
> -- 
> Ray
>
The Mini has a DVI port. In the box is a DVI-VGA (small 15-pin analog) 
adapter. If you have an ADC display, you'll have to get the $100 
adapter that supplies power to the ADC display.


Matt Wheeler, ACTC
mattw@technicalmac.com