Apple Dvi-i To Adc Display Adapter

After purchasing an inconceivable number of dongles and trying a dozen different solutions to connect my wife's MacBook Air to an old Apple cinema display, this worked. Perfectly. In two seconds. Here's how it worked: 1) I plugged in the DVI to ADC adapter power cable (see image 1; the power cable is the black cable on the left). 2) I connected the cable coming from the cinema display directly into the adapter as pictured (see image 1; the cinema display cable is the top cable on the right). 3) I then connected a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter the relevant cable coming out of this adapter, and I plugged the MiniDisplayPort to DVI adapter into the relevant port in the MacBook Air, as pictured (see image 2; the adapter is in the upper-right corner of the image). For the MiniDisplayPort to DVI adapter, see for example: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W5Q048A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage 4) I then plugged in the USB cable into the MacBook Air (again, image 2) and plugged an external keyboard into the back of the cinema display. That was it. Easy. Works great.

i purchased an older 2010 cinema hd display monitor off craigslist from a very nice couple, being the trusting person that i am yet still fearing the worst of the screen's ability to perform, i actually bought this adapter about 3 mos after the monitor....working, obligations and life delayed the purchase but im glad i got this bc the monitor is PERFECT and so is this adapter! the seller wrapped it up really well - super tight bubble wrap w tape Only reason im giving 4 stars is the power chord was not an original apple chord - it was a random black chord that i actually have surplus of around the house and the price couldve been cheaper wo this had i known....

I bought a new mac Mini and desired to use my screen from an old G5 that had an ADC male connection. I needed a male ADC to a male DVI connector that would connect to a DVI to HDMI converter. No one at the Apple store could help. So I went on line to the Amazon blogs and comments about this adapter. After much search I concluded this was the only adapter that might work. I am happy to report that it works great except for the on/off switch on the screen. All of the USB ports on the screen and keyboard work as well. Apple built this adapter for another purpose. Who knew it would help me avoid planned obsolescence.

Gosh, remember when people would solder boards in their moms basement and write codes themselves? How about when the only personal computers available all had proprietary products usually soldered to the board? NO? Me either, I was born in the 80's... Nevertheless, a very small amount of companies still do proprietary nonsense in their manufacturing. That model was ditched a LONG time ago in favor of the more industry and end-user friendly plug-and-play standards... it's also been proven to be more profitable. Apple still does a lot of proprietary nonsense like having a monitor that draws it's power from a non-standard DVI jack... In some ways it's ok to do this, but in most it's just dumb. So a computer donated to our school had this socket on the back. There was a nice Apple Cinema monitor with it, both Apple products... GREAT, QUALITY. well, yes and no. The cinema monitor and computer are great, but they don't like each other, because the tower has a proprietary socket that was abandoned after a couple years by Apple. This all means that I had to find out why it didn't work, and then figure out how to make it work. I had to buy this nifty cable which works great... and since this is a review of the cable, not of Apple, I give it 5 stars. Honestly though, it's a bad business model that uses unprofitable, and dead practices, which force an end user to buy an adapter to fix a companies mistake. The build quality is great for this product and Apple products in general, just frustrating having to buy this.

This unit was easy to hook up and allowed my Mac Mini Mid-2010 model to work with a vintage Apple Cinema Display. It took less than 5 minutes to hook up and the moment I powered on my Mac Mini it recognized the Cinema Display and has a great picture. You will have to have an adapter to go from the mini video port on the Mini to DVI.

I'm not really a computer person. When I tried attaching the cord to my mac mini 50% of the internal prongs were bent out of shape. I paid a lot for this item and the seller didn't mention anything about this within the description of the condition. Needless to say I was disappointed. I was hesitant to straighten them because I was afraid of causing more damage. It plugged in after the prongs were straightened and it seems to be working. Although it takes longer for the monitor to light up, then it did with the older cord I used before. Is this normal? I don't know. I feel like I overpaid considering the condition. I'm not sure I would use this seller again. This is the first time I've had this experience with a product purchased through Amazon.

The adapter does what it was designed for -- allows the old Apple Cinema display, with its proprietary Apple Display Connector, to be used with a DVI port on the MacBook Pro. It requires an AC outlet of its own, and a USB port on the MacBook Pro, in addition to the DVI port. That's a a lot of cables to drive a monitor, but it works as advertised. Since Apple no longer makes the adapter, you can expect to pay a premium price for the ones you find online. The one I got was new-in-box for about $200, just as the seller claimed. Considering the price of current-generation HD monitors (Apple excluded), it might be cost effectivve to buy a new monitor, instead. I just hated to scrap a perfectly good 23" Cinema Display for want of an adapter.

... And it works ! For everybody who has an old Apple ADC screen and wants to use it on a new Mac Mini or Mac Pro. The price is still, even used, a pain in the butt.