Daisy chaining thunderbolt displays on the Mac Studio

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Daisy chaining thunderbolt displays on the Mac Studio

It seems that this isn't possible with the latest mac minis... but can it be done with the new Mac Studio? I have two perfectly good 27" Apple thunderbolt displays that I've been using daisy chained together with my older mac mini.... is this problem unique to the latest mac minis or has the proverbial ship finally sailed on my displays? It seems a shame to have to buy new monitors to have a dual display setup with the Mac Studio when my existing monitors work just fine...

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Posted on Apr 16, 2022 6:33 PM

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Malcolm J. Rayfield

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Apr 17, 2022 8:10 PM in response to el_gato_negro

I don't see why it shouldn't work. Irt specifically says it supports Thunderbolt 2 displays:

Mac Studio (2022) - Technical Specifications

"Thunderbolt 4 digital video output supports

Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately)"

If daisy-chaining doesn't work, two adapters should, and could use different Thunderbolt busses.

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tbirdvet

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Apr 18, 2022 10:57 AM in response to el_gato_negro

That might work. I know I can use my TB display with the adapter on my Mini M1 and MBA M1 but I have never tried a daisy chain setup.

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hcsitas

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Apr 17, 2022 6:49 AM in response to el_gato_negro

Not supported anymore, and won’t be back either. The daisy chaining ship is permanently sunk. Sorry!

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Answer 4

Apr 17, 2022 8:42 AM in response to hcsitas

Rats.

Any idea if I could just use two thnderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapters through the usb c ports instead? I understand that is also a no-go with the latest mac minis...

Thanks!

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hcsitas

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Apr 17, 2022 9:21 AM in response to el_gato_negro

No, can’t be done, sorry!

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hcsitas

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Apr 18, 2022 2:15 AM in response to el_gato_negro

+1 to @Malcolm, worth a shot, nothing to lose. However don’t be surprised if it doesn’t work since there’s been feedback here that the dongles have issues in some situations. Good luck!

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Daisy chaining thunderbolt displays on the Mac Studio

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