Hi,
Right now I have two Dell 1080p monitors (2x Dell 24 Monitor - P2419H) and I am using as a dock station a Dell D6000 which uses DisplayLink driver, both monitors are connected using DisplayPort.
Can I attach my 2 monitors as separated displays with a MacBook Pro 13" with the new M1 chip?
I have a D6000 that i just tried with a M1 Mac Mini. What a pain. First of all, everything seems to be working on the dock just fine except the displays. I already went to Display Links website and downloaded the 1.3 Update that has Native M1 support. I thought it should be plug and play then. But no. You have to launch the software it installs first and add a Screen Recording permission (which is how Display Link works, or at least how it works in Big Sur). Then theres a utility that runs in the Menu Bar. You can open that and say to Run At Login. But theres a catch. It doesn't work at Login which for a Mac Mini is a problem, for you might not be depending on your use case. Either-way they have a link to install the Login Screen Extension right there in the utility. That works. The only other issue i have is if i shut the computer down. Turn it back on. I have to reseat the cable to get it to negotiate the Displays again. I suspect this kind of problem might not immediately present itself to laptop people or people that never turn their computers off.
Honestly the only reason i'm using the D6000 right now is cause i brought the M1 to work to finish setting it up. Once you get it setup it works just like my 2017 15" MBP does with Display Link and the D6000. Its mostly for Office work stuff.
Sorry for the rant, but yes, the D6000 works with M1.
@mrlhxc What displays are you using with the D6000 and how are they wired?
I have my USB-C display plugged into my macbook and then the D6000 plugged into my USB-C display. The only issue I have is that sometimes if I wake my macbook pro the USB-C display is blank, but all devices attached to it work fine. This is in contrast to the display plugged into the D6000 which works reliably! I have to unplug the USB-C display from my macbook pro to get it working properly again
Question: MB Air M1 natively supports one external display. If I plug Dell D6000 to MB and just a single 4k60 display to the dock, will I need to use DisplayLink?
My scenario is one display on Mac and secondary on external monitor, power, eth port and USB A over single USB-C. Will this be possible?
Thanks
Thanks Ben_Larson.
From the MacBook Pro Lightning port I have connected a multi-port universal hub which also only has one HDMI port. Right now I only have one display connected to that HDMI port because using a splitter only replicates the same screen on both monitors. I have not bought the suggested hub yet, but noticed there is only one HDMI port, so I assume using a splitter there won't work either. I guess I can use the HDMI port for one monitor and one of the other ports for the other one if I just get an appropriate cable for the second monitor to fit into one of the other ports? (I'm not very technical, as you can probably tell, sorry).
That's helpful, the DisplayLink display addresses my requirements. "Fake" is ok for me.
The G5 HP dock 5TW10AA does not seem to work out of the box yet. (If you're thinking about upgrading.)
Nice! And thanks for coming back with an update.
Did it work? Which DisplayLink model did you get?
Which dock were you using where you had dual monitors in clamshell mode using the new M1 Macbook Pro?
Both of my monitors have HDMI connectors, and this hub only has one HDMI port. Can I use my splitter, or should I just buy converters or new cables?
Thanks @rozhasi!
It needs a DisplayLink chip to drive the graphics. Checkout the DisplayLink website to see/find compatable docks.
many, like the dell d6000, can be found on ebay at reasonable prices.
Do you have them both connected to the DP or one in displayport and one in the HDMI port?
MacBook Pro 13" M1 Dual Monitors using Dell D6000
