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Hello, I just ordered the new air with the M3 so I can use 2 large monitors (yes, I know as long as the air is closed). What do I need to connect them? Any recommendations on hubs? As I'll have 2 monitors, I'll need a usb space for my wireless keyboard, and a plug spot for my ethernet (I work hardwired).
Any hub recommendations are greatly appreciated!
MacBook Air (M3, 2024)
If you want to connect the monitors through separate host ports, you can put almost any sort of dock between one of host ports and the monitor.
If you want to connect them through one host port, I believe you'll need a Thunderbolt dock. Macs do not support DisplayPort MST daisy-chaining. A Thunderbolt 3 connection has a wider "data highway" than a plain USB-C (DP) one, and so the Mac is happy to send two video signals over a Thunderbolt 3 connection for a dock to split apart.
Three well-known vendors of Thunderbolt docks are Other World Computing (MacSales), SonnetTech, and CalDigit.
Note that the M3 MacBook Air has a lower resolution limit on the "lid closed" monitor than on the first external one. For a 4K monitor, the 5K resolution limit may translate into no modes between Retina 'looks like 2560x1440' mode and native 3840x2160 mode.
New Macbook Air M3 Chip - What Do I need to connect 2 monitors?
