Re: Anyone using a Displayport to VGA adapter?
rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> After failing to find a laptop to meet my needs, I'm now looking for a mini-PC
> to almost meet my needs. It has to be small due to space constraints, e.g.,
> something like 7x7x2 and it needs to have a VGA output because I'm going to
> run it through my existing VGA KVM switch.
>
> Several of the ones I've found that look promising do not have a VGA port but,
> in many cases only one (or two) DisplayPort(s).
>
> (Some more on the mini-PC: I want an AMD processor, with at least two cores,
> and at least something like 2.2 GHz., space for 16 GB RAM, although I might
> start with 8, Ethernet port, audio output. The mouse and keyboard connection
> from the KVM is USB, but I do have USB to PS2 converters if I need them.
> Generic on-board graphics is fine, I don't play games. The main use will be to
> run Buster to run the version of G++ so I have access to C++17 to develop a
> lexer for Scintilla. I may eventually migrate from my Wheezy system to this
> as my daily driver.)
My wife's "desktop" is an ASRock DeskMini A300W -- a box of
about that size, in which I placed a 3400G, 32GB RAM and an NVMe
SSD. She drives a 4K monitor from the HDMI port. Debian Buster.
It has a VGA port.
The new version is the X300W, which costs about $30 more, takes
a newer revision of AMD APU, and still has a VGA port available.
My two criticisms: it's a bit of a pain to put together the
first time if you have giant fingers, which I do. It would be
nice to have more USB ports, though this can be solved with a
USB3 hub.
-dsr-
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