Connect 2 monitors to 2017 MacBook

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Kingwood_mom Author

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Connect 2 monitors to 2017 MacBook

I am trying to connect 2 monitors to my 2017 MacBook that only has one USB-C port. Is this possible and how do I do it?

Posted on Aug 3, 2019 9:12 AM

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Tesserax

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Aug 3, 2019 9:25 AM in response to Kingwood_mom

Sorry, but no. Your 2017 MacBook (I have one too) can only support "two" simultaneous displays with one being the notebook's display, and the second, being an external monitor. For the external display, your notebook can support monitors with DisplayPort, VGA, or HDMI connections, using the appropriate adapters.

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Tesserax

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Aug 3, 2019 7:46 PM in response to Kingwood_mom

It will depend on the exact model of your iMac. Only certain models support Target Display Mode. Regardless, this would only allow having the MacBook's screen on both the MacBook and the iMac. I don't believe you can also use a second monitor in this case.

Ref: Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode - Apple Support

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Kingwood_mom Author

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Aug 3, 2019 3:06 PM in response to Tesserax

Will it support using my iMac as a monitor? It has 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports. Trying to use a Mac mini display to HDMI cord along with an adaptor to USB-C but so far its not working.

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Lanny

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Aug 4, 2019 7:15 AM in response to Kingwood_mom

It only supports 1 external monitor.

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