M1 Mac Mini - non-mirrored displays

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Bob Savryk Author

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M1 Mac Mini - non-mirrored displays

When connecting two monitors to the M1 Mac Mini, can they be extended displays with different programs running on each?

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 8:52 PM

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den.thed

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Dec 15, 2021 8:38 AM in response to Bob Savryk

Yes the M1 Mac Mini can run dual displays in Extended Desktop Mode.

Yes in Extended Desktop mode, you can move App (program) panels to whichever display you like.

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-external-displays-mchl7c7ebe08/12.0/mac/12.0#mchlp19fffdd

For more info on connecting dual displays to the M1 Mac Mini,

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-mini/connect-a-display-apd8e4fbbb97/mac

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Bob Savryk Author

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Dec 15, 2021 5:33 PM in response to den.thed

Thank you den.thed! That is certainly good news and thank you for the links to Apple support pages.

I do not yet have an M1 Mac Mini and when reading/searching on the Apple Community Discussions, I only found one thread where the OP was asking how to connect three displays for a flight sim to his M1 Mini.

Searching with words like non-mirrored dual displays gave me no clear results other than; yes, you can connect one display to HDMI and the other display to USB_C - mirroring the displays. I even searched on Apple's hardware pages for MI Mini:

https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/

https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/

and no mention of mirrored displays or extended displays. I must start thinking "support.apple.com".

Even my old Mac running Yosemite 10.10.5 gives me Extended display ability.

P.S. Am waiting for the M1X Mac Mini . . .

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den.thed

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Dec 15, 2021 5:42 PM in response to Bob Savryk

You're welcome.

Carefully reading here, because the few that come here come with problems and so it is more like an ER than a good indicator of what's really happing on the out side.

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