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I've just picked up this monitor to take advantage of the resolution and extra screen estate. Didn't realise it'd be such a chore trying to find the right adapter for it. I've come across a lot of conflicting information, after calling the Apple store I'm even more confused.

I'm connecting it via HDMI at the moment but that doesn't hit the 2560x1440 that I bought it for. Has anyone connected this monitor to a thunderbolt/minidisplay mac? If so, could you please post a link to the adapter.

Many many thanks.

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These people apparently have made the connection you want, and they did it with this adapter and a DisplayPort cable, or a cable like these.

That is, either:

  • a DisplayPort (female) to MiniDisplayPort (male) adapter (and the monitor comes with a DisplayPort cable, I assume), or
  • a cable with a DisplayPort end and a MiniDisplayPort end

I think the key is that you don't need anything specifically Thunderbolt. DisplayPort cables can be used with Thunderbolt jacks, and DisplayPort can handle that resolution.

(Actually, though, so can HDMI: HDMI with resolution 2560 x 1440 possible? ...but Apple seems not to be using the full capability of HDMI.)

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