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M1 Macbook Pro External Display support

Can someone clarify is connecting an ipad via sidecar to a new macbookpro counts as one of the "external displays" that you are able to connect to (M1 Pro - 2 displays, M1 Max - 4 Displays)?

Posted on Oct 30, 2021 11:52 AM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Posted on Oct 30, 2021 12:11 PM

The limit on number of displays is actually a limit on the number of directly-connected, fully-accelerated displays using a Hardware rasterizer.

Since the sidecar display is not using hardware rasterizer, it does not count as one of your external displays. Note: it is also not a fully-accelerated displays and can not be used for Video editing or gaming or similar hardware-intensive tasks, because it is not updating as fast as a "real" display.

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