is the Apple LED Cinema Display 24-Inch MB382LL/A the best choice for a 4yr old macbook pro?
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Not sure about best. We have two that employees use with newish MacBook airs. Our choice was all about consistency of screen coloring display and usability in the future with other apple products. We're pleased. The screen is enormous.
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hi janet - i have had this display since 2011 - the "best" would depend really on what you plan to use it for. I am not an adobe creative type but a novice user and it works just briliantly on a new 2015 Mac Mini. Havent really thought of upgrading. I am considering getting a dell 4k screen though since Apple really hasnt upgraded the line yet.
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Love my cinema displays (have three -- one bought new, two others bought used/refurbed thru Amazon). Just be sure the display you buy has the proper video connector for your MacBook -- I can't remember the year but at some point they changed the connector from the Cinema display to the PC to the mini connector plug (rather than an HDMI or DVI).
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I love mine, but I do wish I had the 27 inch one. But if your going use it as a dual screen it's amazing, but I use mine as a man screen and the USB 2 is slow to transfers in(not much). Besides that it's great and that's a great fit
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I use my Cinema Display with a MacBook Air and couldn't be happier. The colors and screen resolution is outstanding. Definitely a great choice.
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I love mine. It works great. The reflection can be an issue sometimes but not enough to worry about. Hope this helps.
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For that era laptop, Apple made both a larger LED cinema display (27") and smaller LCD displays (~21") that also good, so it depends upon what size you are looking for. But you display you choose is a very good one, and works well with the newer equipment as well, so I think it is a good choice.
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Hello from Ecomade Arena, That is good question. Due to OS X restriction, Macbook with HDMI max resolution rate is 1920*1080 only. However, windows with HDMI max resolution rate is 2560*1440 (HDMI 1.4 supported graphic card only) so, Macbook user should be connect monitor via DP (Thunderbolt) port only. ASIN : B00HLCNNUO is 27QW DP model. It has DP port. Thank you
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I have a 2000 vintage Cinema Display and I bought a used DVI to ADC converter for my Mac mini and it works great. It is physically (relatively) large like an older power brick but it works fine. You just have to hunt for a used converter.
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Yes, I use this display at full resolution with my MacBooks. I'm using this cable: "Cable Matters Gold Plated Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt Port Compatible) to DisplayPort Cable" for my Macs, and this cable "Cables To Go 26911 DVI-D Male/Male Dual Link Digital Video Cable" for my Windows workstation.
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I think that the pa248 is old monitor and has a lower resolution..but check twith asus website to make sure..I could be wrong...bought my pa249 a few months ago for my wife and she loves the thing and it's better than her friends $1000+ Apple monitor
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The Apple MC007LL/A 27-inch LED monitor is NOT an all-in-one. It is the screen. You will need a central unit, such as tower or desktop box (Mac mini) to use this piece of equipment.
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It's actually very good. I use it with a new MacBook Pro and it's nearly the same as the laptop monitor.
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Hey Kim. Yes you can. What you need is an adaptor which apple sells on line. It should have hdmi on one end and whatever the display port is for your macbook on the other. I've also done this with this projector with my iphone and ipad to watch movies with an adaptor that has the multi pin apple ios port on one side and hdmi on the other. The projector has worked well for me, just make sure that the short throw distance of this model is appropriate for your space- the screen is huge at longer distances.
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Only the card that has Mini DisplayPort support 27" LED Cinema Display. Otherwise you can use Atlona DVI to MDP adapter to run none Apple Radeon 5770 and 27" Cinema Display.
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I'm not a Mac guy but this is what your machine came with (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports.) so it looks to me that the 2400 would be a downgrade. You might go to the ATI website and compare. Hope this helps some.
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The most recent Cinema Displays have a Mini Displayport cable directly out that should go straight to your MBA Thunderbolt port without the need for an adapter, so I'll assume you're talking about an older (pre-LED, from 2010 or earlier) Cinema Display with a DVI connection. If that's the case, this will work, but it'll be restricted to 1080p resolution at best. You'll be better served by a different adapter that can pass the full resolution. Try to determine whether you have a Dual-Link DVI connection or simply a DVI-D connection, and get an adapter that has that connector.
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Well i use Thunderbolt to Display port with my MacBookPro late 2013 i have no problem with this product go for it! Plus you can E-mail CalDigit and ask them! i
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Take a look at the rear view image of the Samsung in Amazon (Samsung C350 Series S23C350H 23-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor ). You should be able to see if any of those connections will work with a MacBook pro.
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I use the Thunderbolt display at work and the ViewSonic at home. Picture-wise, you can't go wrong with either one. I do like that the Apple has all of the connections, including USB and Ethernet through the TB port. Connect the power and TB and you are fully-docked and ready to go. If it was my own money, I wouldn't pay $280 for that, but I'm enjoying the convenience of it at work.
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I bought this exact display to use with an Apple Mac mini 2008 model and it worked out perfect! The MacBook 13in I think haas a mini DVI port and Cinema Display has a regular DVI cable so if u have an adapter mini dvi to standard DVI then it should work fine! You can find one on amazon also!
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You are giving up having a larger viewing area for your monitor. Also, probably Macbook Pro you have has a faster CPU and maybe a faster HD. You cannot replace those on a Macbook. If your Pro has a 7200 rpm HD then that is much better than the 5400 HD that's available on the Macbook.Combine that with a 2.8 GHz cpu and you have a much faster laptop.If you are talking about weight the Macbook weighs 4.5 lbs and the Pro probably a lb or more than that. Bottom line, unless you are doing a lot of graphics of photoshopping that require a lot of cpu time and HD space I would say that an aluminum Macbook would be just fine for you.
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Hi, I use it for meetings of up to 100 people in a small fellowship hall for Sunday School classes. It works very well. It has an hdmi port and I think your MacBook Pro should have one. If not a mini display port to hdmi adaptar will work.