Macbook / Macbook Pro compatible with cinema displays

[wirah]

I'm hoping to get a macbook or macbook pro and connect it to a 30inch cinema display.

Is this possible?

Thanks dudes

 

[robbieduncan]

A MacBook does not have a dual-link port so cannot drive the 30" Cinema display at full resolution (iirc it is capped to 1900x1200). The MacBook Pro does have a dual-link port and can drive the screen to it's full capacity.

 

[skyrider007]

Currently only MacBook Pro support a 30" display's resolution.

 

[chrisbeebops]

Either one can connect to the display, but the Macbook cannot use its maximum resolution.

The Macbook cannot display a resolution higher than 1920x1080 (1080p) on whatever screen is connected, even if that screen supports something higher.

The Macbook Pro can display resolutions up to 2048x1536.

 

[acearchie]

Quoted from the Apple Site:

The 30-inch Apple Cinema Display is supported by all models of the MacBook Pro and MacBook (with optional adaptor) computers and by the 17-inch PowerBook G4 and the 1.67GHz 15-inch PowerBook G4 with 128MB of graphics memory and dual-link DVI functionality.

 

[robbieduncan]

Quoted from the Apple Site:

Quoted from the MacBook tech specs page

"and up to 1920 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors"

The MacBook does not have dual-link DVI: it cannot run the 30" at full resolution.