3 monitors on the Mac Mini M1?

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3 monitors on the Mac Mini M1?

Does the Mac Mini M1 work with 2 x displays and 1 x iPad using sidecar?

I need 3 monitors for work, and want to replace my ageing MBP (but can't afford a new one and they don't allow for 3 displays anyway!).

Posted on Mar 19, 2021 8:30 AM

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padams35

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Mar 20, 2021 9:08 AM in response to CornwallGary

Should work. The two-monitor limit is a hardware restriction caused by only a single DisplayPort channel input being fed to the Thunderbolt/USB-C bus. People have used Airplay to indirectly add a bonus display in the past on the intel mini. I can't think of any technical reason the same wouldn't be true with Sidecar on an M1 mini, but you would be one of the first to attempt this.

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Limnos

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Mar 19, 2021 9:23 AM in response to CornwallGary

Use multiple displays with your Mac - https://support.apple.com/HT202351

"If you're using a Mac with Apple silicon, you can connect a single external display to your Mac using one of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. Docks don't increase the number of displays you can connect as an extended desktop."

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hnasir93

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Mar 20, 2021 8:56 AM in response to CornwallGary

So according this video it seems as if this is a possibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yKF3-qmig

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CornwallGary Author

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Mar 20, 2021 6:03 AM in response to Limnos

Perhaps I need to be clearer in my question....sorry if I caused confusion:

I want to buy a Mac Mini M1.

The specs state that you can use two monitors with the M1 Mini via the HDMI and a USB port.

Can you also use Sidecar at the same time to connect an iPad to use as a display?

This configuration would mean there are two wired displays and an iPad all being used as displays.

Thanks.

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3 monitors on the Mac Mini M1?

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