Do I need to purchase a dock with hdmi or DisplayPort?

Hi! Do I need to purchase a dock with Hdmi 2.1 or DisplayPort to have on my external monitor 4k 144hz with MacBook Air m1? Or it doesn’t matter?

Posted on Aug 2, 2024 2:54 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2024 7:04 PM

As far as I know, the M1 MacBook Air does not support driving any monitor at 144 Hz.


MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - Technical Specifications - Apple Support

"Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz."


I suppose that with lower resolutions, it might be possible to get a greater refresh rate, but so far I'm not seeing any guarantees. So I wouldn't count on anything higher than 60 Hz.


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Aug 2, 2024 7:04 PM in response to kacperkacz

As far as I know, the M1 MacBook Air does not support driving any monitor at 144 Hz.


MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - Technical Specifications - Apple Support

"Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz."


I suppose that with lower resolutions, it might be possible to get a greater refresh rate, but so far I'm not seeing any guarantees. So I wouldn't count on anything higher than 60 Hz.


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