Seeking device to complete dual monitor setup

looking For device to complete dual monitors split




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Original Title: Dual monitors issues split

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Sep 18, 2025 8:16 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2025 3:51 AM

Which MacBook Air do you have?

  • An Intel-based MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) that supports up to two external displays?
  • A MacBook Air with a M1 or M2 chip that supports only one external display?
  • A MacBook Air with a M3 chip that supports only one external display with the lid open, two with it closed?
  • A MacBook Air with a M4 chip that supports up to two external displays?


If it is one that supports multiple displays, you can either

  • Attach the displays through separate ports on your Mac (e.g., hook one display directly to one of the USB-C ports on the Mac, and hook the other to a "plain" USB-C hub that is connected to the other USB-C port on the Mac), or
  • Attach both displays to a Thunderbolt dock, hub, or dual-display adapter. I'd suggest looking at the products on the Other World Computing, SonnetTech, and CalDigit sites – those vendors have supplied Thunderbolt products to Mac users for a long time.
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Sep 19, 2025 3:51 AM in response to Rodmilligan

Which MacBook Air do you have?

  • An Intel-based MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) that supports up to two external displays?
  • A MacBook Air with a M1 or M2 chip that supports only one external display?
  • A MacBook Air with a M3 chip that supports only one external display with the lid open, two with it closed?
  • A MacBook Air with a M4 chip that supports up to two external displays?


If it is one that supports multiple displays, you can either

  • Attach the displays through separate ports on your Mac (e.g., hook one display directly to one of the USB-C ports on the Mac, and hook the other to a "plain" USB-C hub that is connected to the other USB-C port on the Mac), or
  • Attach both displays to a Thunderbolt dock, hub, or dual-display adapter. I'd suggest looking at the products on the Other World Computing, SonnetTech, and CalDigit sites – those vendors have supplied Thunderbolt products to Mac users for a long time.

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