AmazonBasics Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

AmazonBasics Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter..

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
works fine if you have to use VGA
By Omar Siddique
An inexpensive way to connect your Macbook to old-style VGA inputs. This one worked fine with my 2013 Macbook Pro (Retina) running Mavericks without any configuration.

With the macbook lid open, the external screen defaulted to an extension (lower-res) of the laptop display. With the lid closed, the external display was the "complete" display. These are configurable, but worth noting the default behavior-- by contrast, with a Mini Displayport to Displayport adapter, the default was to "mirror" the displays even when the macbook lid is open.

The VGA connection is by definition an analog one, so if you have the option, you should use something else. My order of preference is (mini)DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D.

VGA connectors are my last choice, but this adapter is handy to have if you're in the lamentable situation of needing to use this old analog method (eg, connecting to older projectors). It's nice that AmazonBasics adapters provide a cheap, reliable alternative to expensive Apple-branded accessories. Recommended if you need to connect your Macbook to a VGA-input display.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Worked right out of the box on my Microsoft Surface
By Billy Hollis
There's not much to say about a cable. All you really need to know is what it's good for and whether it works.

If you have a mini-DisplayPort on your device, and you need VGA output, this is the cable for that. Several tablet form-factor devices, including the Microsoft Surface, have such a port.

I plugged this thing into my Surface, and then got a VGA monitor with a VGA cable to go with it, plugged it all together, and it just worked.

Note that the VGA side is female, so you need another VGA male-to-male cable to make it work with typical VGA monitors and projectors. Almost all the VGA cables you are likely to have around are male-to-male, so that should not be a problem.

This is very short, so you would need another cable anyway. But for travel purposes, that's good. If you are connecting to a VGA projector, the cable will be available, and you probably don't want to be carrying a long cable around.

I already had a cable to get HDMI out of my Surface, but trying to daisy-chain that with a HDMI-to-VGA cable didn't work. So I'm now carrying two cables, and with those, my Surface should be able to talk to just about any projector or monitor I run across.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Not just for an Apple Device
By Mugsy
I ordered this to use on a new Dell Laptop and a Microsoft Surface Pro II that both use DisplayPort technology. Arrived on time (Prime Account), as should be expected and paid for. Easy to connect and it worked on both devices. Price was a lot cheaper than others out there and it does the job. Only concern is that the screw inserts are a little sunk into the frame and it may be difficult to firmly attach a VGA display cable to it. Other then that I would have rated it a "5".

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