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I'm getting a MacBook Air soon and I haven't found anything to indicate an os update introduced multiple external monitor support. I have a couple of monitors I really enjoy plugged into a Caldigit TS3 dock. I'm just hoping I don't have to get a bigger monitor or use just one for what's supposed to be my personal laptop.
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
PottedPlant101 wrote:
I'm getting a MacBook Air soon and I haven't found anything to indicate an os update introduced multiple external monitor support. I have a couple of monitors I really enjoy plugged into a Caldigit TS3 dock. I'm just hoping I don't have to get a bigger monitor or use just one for what's supposed to be my personal laptop.
It is a hardware issue not an OS issue. The M1 Mac Mini supports two external monitors now.
From: Mac mini - Technical Specifications - Apple
"Simultaneously supports up to two displays:
One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected
via Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
connected via HDMI 2.0"
The MacBook Pro/Air M1 Macs support one external display.
PottedPlant101 wrote:
I'm getting a MacBook Air soon and I haven't found anything to indicate an os update introduced multiple external monitor support. I have a couple of monitors I really enjoy plugged into a Caldigit TS3 dock. I'm just hoping I don't have to get a bigger monitor or use just one for what's supposed to be my personal laptop.
It is a hardware issue not an OS issue. The M1 Mac Mini supports two external monitors now.
From: Mac mini - Technical Specifications - Apple
"Simultaneously supports up to two displays:
One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected
via Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
connected via HDMI 2.0"
The MacBook Pro/Air M1 Macs support one external display.
As we are fellow users, we are obviously not aware of Apple's internal hardware planning or able to answer "when" questions. The current M1 laptops have the external display restriction as mentioned already by BobTheFisherman.
When will multiple external monitor support come to Macs with M1 chips?
