Why adding ipad (8th generation) to my macbook pro (2021, M1 Pro) as a second monitor reduces the internet connection speed? Without iPad I get 100Mbps, with iPad it's around 20 Mbps and very unstable

Why adding ipad (8th generation) to my macbook pro (2021, M1 Pro) as a second monitor reduces the internet connection speed? Without iPad I get 100Mbps, with iPad it's around 20 Mbps and very unstable

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 2, 2023 1:56 AM

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Oct 2, 2023 2:11 AM in response to AzamatKh

There are many potential factors that can affect the measured throughput. As such, without very specific network diagnostics, it is impossible to provide a definitive root-cause with available information.


Presumably your iPad and Mac are using Sidecar - are interconnected via WiFi alone - and to the internet over the same WiFi network.


WiFi is a contended medium. In simplistic terms, all devices are sharing the same available WiFi bandwidth and available internet connection - and this reduces potential network throughput for each device. The quoted network throughput for any device is a peak value - not sustained.



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