I have successfully connected two external displays to my MBP M1 Pro via HDMI and USB-C.
I bought an ASUS ZenScreen 15.6” MB166C Portable USB Monitor that is designed to connect via USB-C with a single USB-C to USB-C cable. However, my MBP M1 will only use two of the three external monitors.
Does anyone know if a Kensington SD5200T Thunderbolt 3 dock would allow me to use to connect all three external monitors?
MacBook Pro 16″, 14.1
No. The M1 Pro only supports a maximum of 2 displays. No dock will change this.
Only the M1 Max supports up to 4 displays
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021, M1) - Technical Specifications
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021, M1) - Technical Specifications
No. The M1 Pro only supports a maximum of 2 displays. No dock will change this.
Only the M1 Max supports up to 4 displays
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021, M1) - Technical Specifications
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021, M1) - Technical Specifications
Adding an additional display depends completely on whether it needs to support full motion Video, or whether you are ONLY displaying slow to change data such as stock quotes, program listings, and spreadsheets.
If you need full-motion Video, Phil0124 has the right answer. To add more full motion video displays, you need a higher-performance computer.
You can try with a dock but natively this mac only supports the use of one external display
Want to connect three external displays to MacBook Pro M1 Pro
