hey i have a macbook pro, and i work for a video surveillance company. when installing a DVR at a a job site, you would need a monitor to attach to it to configure. I have a Mac and Lenovo i use at work and both work fine. is there a software that allows you to connect the DVR via VGA to the laptop and use as a regular monitor through a software, than rather having to take a monitor and all that hassle to every job site. Most of our consumers won't have a monitor to use, they use our Client Software to view/manage cameras. The DVR uses a Linux OS.