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Shop›Display Cables & Adapters›StarTech.com 6ft (2m) Mini DisplayPort to VGA Cable - Active Mini DP to VGA Adapter Cable - 1080p Video - mDP 1.2 or Thunderbolt 1/2 Mac/PC to VGA Monitor/Display - Converter Cord
StarTech.com 6ft (2m) Mini DisplayPort to VGA Cable - Active Mini DP to VGA Adapter Cable - 1080p Video - mDP 1.2 or Thunderbolt 1/2 Mac/PC to VGA Monitor/Display - Converter Cord
£18.90
£22.68 inc. VAT
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Key Features
StarTech.com 6ft Mini DisplayPort to VGA Cable
Active
1920x1200
mDP to VGA Adapter Cable for Your Computer Monitor (MDP2VGAMM6B)
Adapter cable
Mini DisplayPort (M) to HD-15 (VGA) (M)
Displayport 1.2/Thunderbolt
1.8 m
Product Overview
AI-generated summary
For £18.92 ex‑VAT, this is a pretty solid “just make it work” adapter if you need Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to VGA in a hurry. The key word is **active**—VGA is old-school and can be picky about signal strength, so an active cable is usually the difference between a clean picture and a headache with no sync or faint/unstable output. In day-to-day office use (presenting to meeting-room projectors, connecting to older monitors, ad‑hoc client demos), it’s the kind of budget cable you’re happy to keep in a spares box.
Who should buy it: anyone with **MacBooks (Mini DP/Thunderbolt), modern PCs with Mini DisplayPort, or dock setups** that output Mini DP/Thunderbolt and you still need VGA compatibility. Who should *avoid* it: if you’re doing critical visual work (design, spreadsheets at max sharpness) or you don’t specifically need VGA—because VGA is inherently lower bandwidth/quality than digital alternatives, and any converter introduces some limitations. Also, if you have a choice, HDMI/DisplayPort is typically the “set and forget” route; buy this only when VGA is truly required.
Specifications
Features
Connector 1 form factorStraight
Connector 2 form factorStraight
Cable length1.83 m
Connector 1mini DisplayPort
Connector 2VGA (D-Sub)
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)40 - 85 %
Certificates
Compliance certificatesCE,RoHS
Weight & dimensions
Weight101.3 g
Width37 mm
Depth1830 mm
Height19 mm
Packaging data
Package width197 mm
Package depth222 mm
Package height20 mm
Package weight123 g
Packaging content
Quantity per pack1 pc(s)
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code84733080
Master (outer) case width420 mm
Master (outer) case length415 mm
Master (outer) case height435 mm
Products per master (outer) case150 pc(s)
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