Witch video adapter to buy

Hi dear i just bought my macbook white (MC240BZ/A) and i want to know if the M9320G/A MINI-DVI -> VGA adapter is compatible with my MAC, could you help-me please ?
best regards
hudnes

Going by your Part number supplied (MC240BZ/A) I am assuming that you do have the13" White Macbook 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
If this is correct, then yes your Macbook requires the Mini-DVI adapter. And depending on the Monitor or output device that you will attach it to will depict the other end of the cable. In this case the VGA is the old Standard for CRT's and still used on some LCD screens.
So make sure you are not needing a DVI connection on the other end.
So these are the compatible cables for your Macbook:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1NjQ
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9319G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1ODQ

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NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT (configure to order)
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