Will the Apple 24-inch Cinema Display work with Mac-Mini Late 2009 MiniDisplayPort?

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Will the Apple 24-inch Cinema Display work with Mac-Mini Late 2009 MiniDisplayPort?

I have a Mac Mini Late 2009 running Snow Leopard, and would like to use an Apple 24-inch Cinema Display with it ( becuase I also have a 24-inch 2009 iMac with that same screen built in , also running Snow Leopard ).

I have looked and looked to find a single reference anywhere that the Mini Display Port on the Mac Mini is all the Cinema Display needs to work , at full 1920 x 1200 resolution. The specs list all the other Macs as being compatible ... MacBook, MacBook Air , MacBook Pro. But NOT my Mac Mini from the same era, which has the same Mini Display Port ( besides Mini DVI ) and its NVIDIA GeForce 9400M video card supports 1920 x 1200 pixels.

Why isn't the Late 2009 Mac Mini listed as being Cinema Display ready ? Error of ommission , or does it really not work ?

thanx

Posted on Dec 30, 2012 11:18 AM

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BDAqua

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Dec 30, 2012 2:55 PM in response to DeweyV

Hi Dewey, I think just an omission...

On October 14, 2008, the 23-inch Cinema Display was replaced with a 24-inch model made with aluminium and glass which had a similar appearance to the latest iMac, MacBook Pro and unibody MacBook designs. The display features a built-in iSight camera, microphone, and dual speaker system. A MagSafe cable runs from the back of the display for charging notebooks. It is the first Cinema Display to use LED backlighting and the Mini DisplayPort for video input.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cinema_Display

Video Card:

GeForce 9400M

VRAM Type:

Integrated

Details:

This model has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M that shares memory with the system.

Standard VRAM:

256 MB

Maximum VRAM:

256 MB

Details:

*Apple reports that this model has 256 MB of memory shared with system memory. Please note that this is the minimum graphics memory usage but the memory available to MacOS X "may vary depending on graphics needs".

Display Support:

Dual Displays

Resolution Support:

1920x1200*

Details:

*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter).

2nd Display Support:

Dual/Mirroring*

2nd Max. Resolution:

2560x1600*

Details:

*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter).

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.53-la te-2009-specs.html

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