I have just purchased a MacBook Air M1 and am not sure what cable type and port to buy in order to connect to two HP 27f 4K screens.
Any suggestions much appreciated. The choice is huge from looking online. So many different cable types.
many thanks
Alex
From MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - Technical Specifications
"Video Support
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
You can try third party workarounds but the bottom line is that it only supports 1 external display.
I looked up online and it appears that using certain ports/hubs does allow for the MacBook M1 to connect to 2 terminals.
For example the Caldigit doc (pls see link below). The challenge I am having is the sheer number of vendors providing this solution at a range of prices, and the equally large choice of connector cables, some of which are not compatible with the M1 chip, from my research.
The problem with that approach is that you will rely on third party drivers trying to force operation in an unsupported mode. The result of which is that any macOS update could break the functionality and you will be at the mercy of the third party vendor to update its driver since Apple supplies no help for unsupported modes of operation.
The M1 MacBook Air only supports one external display.
MacBook Air M1 - what is the best type of cable and port to connect to 2 monitors ?
