Mini DP to DP Cable

Great fast shipping, item packaged well and no damage found. Amazon listed this product with the highest ratings and it looks to be that good. This was a great upgrade from the 6 ft cable I have been using and stretching the cable too far to reach the computer. This one works great and fits so much better. Other reviewers stated they did not like the click shut button on the display port. I like it because it locks it into place so your monitor cable can't accidently become unplugged from the monitor. Fortunately, my monitor design lets me easily connect and disconnect the ports really easily. I tested it out on some games to see if it might flicker, but it came back good unlike some other display port cables I've tried. It also runs 2K videos just fine too.

Works well on a 2013 Mac Pro trash can to get 4k 60hz when HDMI won’t. Works both on macOS and Windows 11.

Good quality cable but it could stand to be thinner. I use it in a dual monitor setup in a vertical arrangement and the bottom monitor is a portable 4k display. It is a 4k signal and works as expected. The cable isn't bulky, but it's as thick as some of my power cables and that makes it harder to hide and route. I think a lot of people mistake thicker cables for quality but the reality is that the thickness doesn't matter as long as the signal comes through. I've got 4k 60 hdmi cables that are a 4th as thick and I wish I could use them exclusively. Other than that, it appears to be made out of quality materials and the signal is sent. Amazon wants me to mention picture quality, and screen quality, but those keywords are not applicable when talking about a digital cable. Either it works or it doesn't and the rest is up to your tv / monitor.

After receiving some replies to my question on whether this cable can be used to connect a PC with DisplayPort to an iMac with mini DisplayPort (mid 2010 model which does this functionality) I went ahead and purchased this cable. It was with great dismay that I found out that the cable cannot be used for this function. Reading the iMac page in a bit more detail, it states that you can connect a device with a mini DisplayPort to a mini DisplayPort. While I thought that the signal type would be the same between DisplayPort and mini DisplayPort this apparently is not the case. In addition, there is a version of the GTX 680 specifically made for use with an iMAC ( model number 02G-P4-3682-KR which is sold by Amazon) which might explain why my non-iMac GTX 680 did not work. An important lesson learned is that you should be cautious when questions are answered by the Amazon community even if the people answering have bought the product (amazon sends a note to people who have purchased the product to see if they can reply to it). While the cable was only $10 and I'm not upset having bought it, for higher priced items I'll be more leery about the information given. That said, the cable itself seemed really nice. I have purchased other Cable Matters products in the past (which worked great) so I don't believe that the problem is with the cable itself.

The cable works. I am using this cable to connect my BenQ XL2720z monitor to my computer so that I can display at 144hz. The cable is good quality and fits in the ports nicely. The price is good and six feet is more than I needed. I was worried that this version of the cable would not push over 120hz but after some research I found that the version 1.1a cable meets the 1.2 requirements and is able to push over 120hz. So far I haven't had any problems with pushing 144hz. If I ever need another DP cable this is where I'd go. One thing to note though is that I think you will need a 1.2 version DP port to push over 120hz. I don't think version 1.1 or earlier ports have the bandwidth to do 120hz but I'm not a hundred percent on that. This cable will work fine regardless of what version port you have. Its just that if you don't have a version 1.2 port you may not be able to increase your refresh rate up to 120hz or higher but you could still display at 60hz.

Updated Review : I originally reviewed this as 1 star as the cable stopped working with about 4months of use. I contacted Cable Matters and with very little information they quickly shipped me out a new cable within no more than a week. The new cable resolved the issue which does prove the first cable did go bad. I can understand all sorts of items can have defective units and what really matters at that point is what the company does with it. I am glad they quickly resolved the issue and even checked in to see if it resolved my issue. Great customer service. If this new replacement fails I will update my review and contact them again. Lets hope this works a long time. THANK YOU CABLE MATTERS!! Original Review : Lasted about 4months. I thought my monitor or MacBook Pro might be the issue and I was able to test the display port both out of the Macbook and the Display Port into the monitor and they work with other cables and devices so I know this is the cable. I currently am using the same mini DP output out of my Macbook but with a old mini DP to HDMI adapter and that is working fine. To make sure it wasn't a defective DP port on the monitor I plugged it in via DP to DP to a PC so I know the DP on the monitor is functional. Bad cable at only 4months old, i will try to contact the company and see what I can get replaced. I usually don't see cables go bad so this was a shocker for me.

I am writing this as I have received 2 faulty cables now and am waiting on a 3rd. I will change my review if the next one works. I do not think I would give this product a 5 star because of the the 2 strikes now and the now 7 days of not being able to use my new monitor yet and waiting on the 3rd. I am not sure of how long total down time till I receive the next and hopefully last of the order. FYI don't send a monitor back till you fully check the cables, this one for sure. I looked up the website for Cable Matters and they are showing a newer white version for the same price. Maybe this is an old generation and the new ones have worked out the bugs. October 19th update on my above review. I left the above as to make needed corrections. The cable I first received was faulty. The 2nd was not. As the monitor had a buggy mother board and I ordered another. It is my belief that the second cable was a good product and I would recommend this for the price. It does the job.

I bought these to extend the distance of my linkbox for my Vive Pro VR Headset. It has worked great so im not as limited to how far i need to be away from my PC while in VR.