MacBook - Anyone have the new Alum. Macbook with Cinema display?

Luminosity · Luminosity #1 (**permalink**)

01-21-2009, 07:08 PM

Since the new Aluminum Macbook has no firewire port and the cinema display(Last Gen) has one, can i use the cinema display for my hard drive? Is it even compatible with my new Aluminum Macbook?
Any help greatly appreciated.

Granny Prime · Granny Prime #2 (**permalink**)

01-21-2009, 07:54 PM

You can use the Cinema Display with your Alu MacBook but you'd need to purchase the Mini-DisplayPort - DVI adaptor to do so.

sevenhelmet · sevenhelmet #3 (**permalink**)

01-22-2009, 09:14 AM

The FW ports and USB ports on Apple displays act as USB/FW hubs. In order to work, they have to be plugged into the respective port on your computer. Your computer would still need a FW port for the FW ports on the monitor to work. However, the display itself will work just fine on a macbook with the "mini-display to DVI" adapter.

smokemirrors · smokemirrors #4 (**permalink**)

04-28-2009, 09:42 PM

I disagree with the previous posts based on my experience. Yes, the connectors exist, but using two adaptors produces serious problems that Apple at the moment is unable to cure. They are trying though. These problems crashed my hard drive ultimately. So, to answer your question from my perspective, the answer is no for now.

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Granny Prime #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2007 Location: Cheshire Posts: 118 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2GHz, White 80GB iPod 5th Generation	01-21-2009, 07:54 PM You can use the Cinema Display with your Alu MacBook but you'd need to purchase the Mini-DisplayPort - DVI adaptor to do so.
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smokemirrors #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2009 Posts: 3	04-28-2009, 09:42 PM I disagree with the previous posts based on my experience. Yes, the connectors exist, but using two adaptors produces serious problems that Apple at the moment is unable to cure. They are trying though. These problems crashed my hard drive ultimately. So, to answer your question from my perspective, the answer is no for now.
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