Can the 2015 Macbook pro 13" Retina run dual 27" external displays?

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Can the 2015 Macbook pro 13" Retina run dual 27" external displays?

I am new to Macbooks and using external displays with them. I have the early 2015 Macbook pro 13" Retina edition. Can I run dual 27" external monitors? I am currently running 2 24" dell monitors and they seem to work great with the option of running the internal retina display right on the macbook pro. All three work great together as well. I do not have 27" monitor's to test with so I want to be sure I can run that size monitor setup and be ok before I buy anything. I really do not care about 4K or anything like that. I just like larger monitors and 27" is the perfect fit for myself.

Also if anyone has any recommendations on 27" monitors for gaming and movies that are cost efficient ($500 or less). please let me know. I am open to all options, glossy, antiglare, IPS preferably, any company, etc.

I appreciate all of the feedback in advance. And sorry if this was already asked on here somewhere, I did not see the answer.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 13, 2015 6:42 PM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Jun 13, 2015 8:05 PM in response to scottfromhouma

Sony, LG, NEC, and Viewsonic are probably the best displays. You'll want at minimum a 1080p display. Games are a mixed bag on the 13" models, as not all games are optimized for its graphics chip.

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Answer 2

Jun 13, 2015 9:09 PM in response to a brody

Thank you for that. I am not really going to be gaming but I like that quality of a monitor. I like to use those specs for my daily drivers because they tend to have better performance.. I should have stated I wont be doing much gaming but rather just looking for the performance of those quality monitors for normal use.

Thanks again.

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Answer 3

a brody

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Jun 16, 2015 4:39 PM in response to scottfromhouma

If you aren't into gaming, any monitor from these vendor will do. The gaming is where the distinction can happen. Be sure it has at least 1080p.

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Answer 4

Jun 29, 2015 6:25 PM in response to scottfromhouma

Hey Scott, not an answer, but wanted to see what all you were doing along with the dual monitors. I am looking at a similar setup but am not sure if the macbook 15inch can handle dual monitors along with my normal development stack (Ruby on Rails development, iOS development and a couple browsers)

Thanks!

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