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MBP Thunderbolt 2, connect 3 external monitors via 1 only port ?

Hi Apple Communities,


My "old" mybookpro late 2009 died 3 days ago (motherboard).

So I buy a new MBP Retina 15" Late 2013.


I would like to plug 3 external monitors for more confort to work (one for Virtual Machine and 2 for OS X mainly)

(but not Apple Thunderbolt Display, nice but too expensive for my budget).


My question : Thunderbolt 2 and DisplayPort 1.2 are the same right ?

If yes, this interface should allow to connect peripherals by "daisy chain".


Because the lack of connectivity of the macbookpro, I would like to check if it's possible to use 1 Thunderbolt 2 port to plug one monitor and use the first external monitor to the 2 others. For example with this display Dell UltraSharp U2413 with the DisplayPort 1.2.


I want to keep the other Thunderbolt2 port to plug my external drive (with the firewire adapter) or plug my NAS in Ethernet.


I'm not a gamer but I work on Video Editing, Webdesign, Code so I need good performance too (3 x 1920x1080/1200px will be fine, if I can have better resolutions, it's ok ! 🙂 )


Thanks for your help !

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 31, 2014 12:59 AM

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MBP Thunderbolt 2, connect 3 external monitors via 1 only port ?

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