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Cloudscout
– December 16, 2007 02:55PM
"What do you mean $500 for a black-and-white 5-inch portable TV set? My brother-in-law can get it for you wholesale!"
ddt
– January 08, 2012 04:21PM
That. Wallet. Is. AWESOME!
(Sorry, johnny, your protos are cool, too, but... .)
Bill, does it carry gold and silver coin, in case Ron Paul wins?
ddt
James DeBenedetti
– January 08, 2012 09:20PM
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johnny k
More on topic, anyone have/know where I can find a good price on a 27" Cinema Display (refurb is fine)? They only have refurbed Thunderbolt displays in the Apple Store, and I need the Mini Displayport version.
Umm... why? What can the Mini Displayport version do that the Thunderbolt can't?
johnny k
– January 09, 2012 04:02AM
Work with my 2010 Macbook Pro.
Cloudscout
– January 09, 2012 07:46AM
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
Apple goes out of their way to avoid making it clear one way or the other but according to
the Apple Thunderbolt Display Wikipedia page:
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Backwards compatibility is not supported by the Apple Thunderbolt Display. Consequently, old Macs with DisplayPort (i.e. without a Thunderbolt port) cannot connect to the Apple Thunderbolt Display.
James DeBenedetti
– January 09, 2012 01:57PM
That's dumb. Yet another reason to stay away from Apple monitors (says the owner of a 24" LED Cinema Display).
tliet
– January 10, 2012 09:16AM
Oh, you hadn't learned your
lesson already?
Jeff Cooper
– January 10, 2012 09:37AM
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tliet
Oh, you hadn't learned your
lesson already?
Right. I have a perfectly functional (if slightly dimmed) 20" Apple Cinema Display with an ADC connector; I just don't have anything it can connect to.
porruka
(Admin)
– January 10, 2012 09:50AM
At least there are (were?) ADC-DVI adapters.
Jeff Cooper
– January 10, 2012 11:02AM
True. I actually have one, and used it for roughly three years, until I turned in my DVI-equipped 2007 MacBook Pro this past summer. Doesn't help much now, though. I suppose I could try chaining a mini displayport to DVI adapter to the DVI to ADC adapter. Silly,though, that johnny k can't use a recent Macbook Pro with a current display.
johnny k
– January 10, 2012 11:12AM
Way of the world. Thunderbolt is a lower-level thing than Displayport, but at those margins, they could've built in backwards compatibility to ease the transition and sell more screens. Probably just to head off all the complaints from people who couldn't get the FW and USB ports to work when it's just plugged into a Displayport.
I have a lovely 'X-ray' Apple CRT that can't be used because it needs an ADC adapter to supply power.
James DeBenedetti
– January 10, 2012 03:16PM
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tliet
Oh, you hadn't learned your
lesson already?
It's the first Apple monitor I bought since the (13"?) one I got for my Mac II back in 1988.
tliet
– January 10, 2012 03:20PM
It was a tongue in cheek comment James. I've once bought the 21" Apple color display when it came out, for something like 5K guilders back in the day and it came with that completely weird analog connector that never fit on anything else but the NuBus Apple cards (8•24 display card IIRC). Since then, and especially since Jobs returned, the connectors have become weirder and weirder although one can hope that Thunderbolt will get some traction.
Jeff Cooper
– January 11, 2012 01:47AM
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johnny k
More on topic, anyone have/know where I can find a good price on a 27" Cinema Display (refurb is fine)? ...
The trick is the "good price" part, isn't it? New ones are still available from the usual online suspects, but the biggest discount is $30 (Amazon and MacMall), which isn't much from a $999 starting price. I'll keep my eyes open.
johnny k
– January 11, 2012 03:54AM
Thanks. I'm not asking for much - just the $850 refurb price that the Apple Store typically has. It's just not in stock there now.
Weird to invest in the non-Thunderbolt display, but since this laptop feels like it's going to last longer than the 5 years I had the iBook, why not?
porruka
(Admin)
– January 12, 2012 12:09PM
Oy, I wish the PM notification here was a little more obvious. Received and answered!
El Jeffe
– January 12, 2012 12:23PM
What a journey.
Sporkers are urged to perform a PM self-examination once per month.
porruka
(Admin)
– January 12, 2012 12:34PM
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El Jeffe
Sporkers are urged to perform a PM self-examination once per month.
LOL, this was only a 7 day delay in response, but still...
El Jeffe
– January 12, 2012 12:58PM
What a journey.
you were lucky this time.
porruka
(Admin)
– February 21, 2012 07:07AM
Ok, for sale:
Nikon Coolscan 5000ED (Viagra not included)
4000dpi, Digital ICE, all the standard stuff. Asking $3000 (+shipping). PM me or
bbrighton@sentientfood.com if interested please.
ddt
– February 21, 2012 07:29AM
Cool-looking hardware, and I'm sure you've kept it in great condition, but what are those paper things you slide into it? Do they have embedded digital media or something????
ddt
