[3][4] However, in 2016 Apple began phasing out the port and replacing it with the new USB-C connector.

The Mini DisplayPort is also fitted to some PC motherboards, video cards, and some PC notebooks from Asus, Microsoft, MSI, Lenovo, Toshiba, HP, Dell, and other manufacturers.

Apple offers a no fee license for the Mini DisplayPort[5] but the license automatically terminates should the licensee "commence an action for patent infringement against Apple".

With an adapter, the Mini DisplayPort can drive display devices with VGA, DVI, or HDMI interfaces.

Its use as the video connector for the 24-inch Cinema Display may complicate compatibility: