Pros & Cons
Pros
It looks like that cheap cable was more than i had bargained originally. It seems a mini displayport connector isn't too common outside of a few macintosh computers. I was glad to find this decent adapter cable to use to connect my external display.
Highlights
Quality
I use the suggested settings for the 2nd display resolution in macos, and the cable is working perfectly now for quite some time.
I bought this to add on an external 4k monitor to my 2015 imac with a 27" retina display built-in.
I have a device that only has mini-dp out, and doesn't support hdmi.
Once i received this cable all those issues went away and then some, no sluggish performance either with my productivity apps.
Price
Pay the extra money for quality cables it’s worth the investment!
Shipping
2 cables on ebay and it oddly shipped from some place less than 50 miles from where i live, but it worked fine on 1024x768, so ... Read More
Competitiveness
Of course, i checked thoroughly for another cable and the startech mini-dp-to-dp 1.
I bought one of the cheapest mini-dp-to-dp 1.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 53 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had issues with other cables on amazon even vesa certified ones flickering and black screens on my samsung oled g8 on a mac pro 2019 with a radeon pro w6600
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once i received this cable all those issues went away and then some no sluggish performance either with my productivity apps
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have a device that only has minidp out and doesnt support hdmi
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Turns out its a chipset issue but it meant i needed an actual display port cable for it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I didnt use because my computer has a problem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought one of the cheapest minidptodp 1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That was a while back and when i tried it on my 4k display i kept getting flickering and clicking plus i could not get another refresh rate than 24hz at any resolution