I don't know what to say. I am livid.
Not only has Apple charged me $100 to use my 30 inch screen with my Unibody MacBook, but the adapter is huge and takes a USB port for power. Oh, and there was a one month wait for these parts initially. Also, the way this technology works, I can't use a regular DVI adapter on a 30 inch monitor. If I try, I get the same resolution as on my MacBook's built-in display, not normal 1920x1200 resolution that the normal DVI supports. WTF.
OK, whatever. I am over it. It should come any day now right? Wrong! In a letter that could have been worded by the Grinch, Apple wrote to tell me and probably many others (below) that my Dual Link DVI Adapter wouldn't be shipping until Dec 23. That is over two months past when the MacBooks were shipped! Great news, we'll all be on Christmas vacation by then.
Unacceptable Apple. UNACCEPTABLE!!!
Oh, and fanboys? Light me up, I can't wait...I have the alert on ready
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bra studs !
bra studs !
Simmer Down Now
sorry - was written on my
sorry - was written on my iphone...updated. You still get one :D
He got an iPHone? :P
He got an iPHone? :P
E-mail El Jobso
Seth,
Send an E- mail to Steve Jobs or just make a big stink on all of your blogs. Public scrutiny has a way of moving things along. Your not exactly Joe Schmoe Apple User - at least on the interwebs you have some sort of "celebrity" that you can use.
"Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but..." - Dennis Miller
Well...
Come now ... Why rush out and
Come now ... Why rush out and buy the latest Mac? What a poor response. This was a great and needed article. I think the true question should be "Why would Apple release the 'latest mac' without having the DVI adapter ready". The adapter is a necessary item not a frivolous one.
Fanboy, Actually I got it
Fanboy,
Actually I got it because initially Apple said it was going to be shipping in a week. Then it said a month. Now it is 2 months.
Fair enough; perhaps you
Fair enough; perhaps you should have mentioned that in the article. But slapping a fanboy label on anyone who doesn't sympathize with your trivial plight is ignorant and immature at best.
99 dollars is nonsense
Anyway charging for an adapter 100 dollars is simply nonsense. I paid 30 dollars for the DVI adapter and this is still too much..
By the way, why don't they make a cable of mini display port - DVI?? Why should I use the cable from the monitor? I don't like a white block next to my laptop. It is really ugly.
weird, seems to be on stock at many shops
Nein! Schnell!!
I've exhausted my German... but, fanboy you are wrong. Deutchbag!
http://store.apple.com/at/product/MB571Z/A
€ 99,00
Versandfertig in: 4 - 6 Wochen
For those who does not speak
For those who does not speak german... WOCHEN means weeks... So delivery is 4-6 weeks so it is not on stock in fact.
didn't check with the apple
didn't check with the apple store, but some other local dealers, they "pretend" to have them on stock....
In stock, or 'in stock'? (as
In stock, or 'in stock'? (as in we'll take your money then tell you we're actually out of stock).
This article is missing one
This article is missing one important piece of information: when did you buy the adapter?
~ KA
I bought it on day 1 when it
I bought it on day 1 when it said 5-7 days until ships
Wait 'till you discover you
Wait 'till you discover you won't be able to play "protected" content on your snazzy big display...
Poor Baby
$1299 laptop. Also, I work
$1299 laptop. Also, I work on a computer for a living. IF you are even considering Apple you re probably not wondering where your next meal will be. Fanboy.
That's not true. I am a huge
That's not true. I am a huge mac fanboy and being in college I'm constantly living on ramen. Sometimes people just make sacrifices for things that work... Buying a $1299 apple is nothing compared to the three $500 Windows laptops that I would have to get when they inevitably die, crash, or get bugs in that three year period.
Sorry but this whole thing is
Sorry but this whole thing is a complete joke. I agree with previous poster, why can't they make a cable to plug in your monitor, instead of a stupid bulky adapter. Or both. And who the hell do they think they are to charge what they do. They're all about sleek design and being at the top of the market for what their stuff looks like, but then go and force you to have ridiculous adapters next to your £1200 MacBook. Windows users laugh.
Magic cable?
"Why can't they make a cable to plug in your monitor, instead of a stupid bulky adapter?"
Simple googling or wiking usually helps.
DVI-stream just does not convert to DP's micro packets magically in cable. They ate totally different technologies.
If you'd buy a monitor with DP input, then simple cable would be enough, IF miniDP-standardDP cable would exist! Thanks Apple for another new proprietary "bag of hurt" (=miniDP)!
Seth is really enjoying
yep, fanboy
yep, fanboy
30" Monitor resolution...
Your 30" monitor runs at 1920x1200?
Bummer.
I'd be expecting 2560x1600 from mine.
you misunderstand. It runs
you misunderstand. It runs at 2560x1600 like all of the others. But you'd think it could downsample to 1920x1600
nope 1280x800 is all you can get with a single link.
Sorry,
Your Engrish prose misconfused me.
What do you mean if you use a
What do you mean if you use a "regular DVI adapter" ? Do you mean if you try to use the available minidp to single-link DVI adapter, you only get 1920 x 1200 resolution?
If that's the case, then at least i can use my 30in monitor instead of it sitting here and collecting dust...
If you're on Christmas
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