how do I run multiple external displays off a late-2016 macbook pro

Hi Sam - thanks for posting this - I've just discovered this thread, albeit, too late after purchasing my second external display - some six months after the dock - and thus can't return. What's also frustrating is that I can't even drive the new second monitor (same setup as you Display port to DVI cable to a DVI monitor) at all even on it's own in the dock.

It only mirrors the HDMI display if both the Display Port and HDMI cable are plugged in - so I can't even just use my new nicer display as a single external.

Thanks

M

Thanks for your diligence, Sam. This is bad news and most annoying. Apple has produced a new laptop with less ability than their older models to have dual monitors in extended mode. I see now why PC Magazine said this week that Apple has neglected their laptops and desktop machines.

I guess I'll have to just stick to my old Windows laptop, even though I already bought the new Macbook Pro.

Apple has produced a new laptop with less ability than their older models to have dual monitors in extended mode.

Nonsense.

It is the limitations of the DOCK that keep you from adding more.

... and it is limitations of DVI/HDMI that limit you to 30Hz refresh.

That Mac supports dual displays at 4K with DisplayPort.

Tech specs:

Video Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

• One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

from:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - Technical Specifications

Oh yes I totally agree with Grant - I run my laptop in the office with two external displays off two of my USB-C ports - I was hoping this dock would give me the perfect one cable solution. Kensington are very naughty hiding this limitation away like they have done. I might contact them for a refund but having bought it in June I'm sure they'll say stuff off.

Read the section on "connecting video"

Connect with Thunderbolt 3 on your late-2016 MacBook Pro - Apple Support

About Thunderbolt ports and displays - Apple Support

Also:

• MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016) supports up to four Thunderbolt displays using Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapters or daisy-chaining.
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) support up to two Thunderbolt displays using Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapters and daisy-chaining.

Hi,

Just a thought, but did that FAQ and the dock precede the 2016 MBP? Do they have tech support you could contact?

The 2016 MBP is a very different machine, with very different connections. You already noted that it didn't work on MacBooks; if that's the latest MacBook, then it also has USB-C connections....

According to the Kensington website you can only have 2 monitors as long as they are 1 HDMI and 1 display port (not DVI monitors) and both have to be at 30hz. If you are trying to run 2 monitors at 60hz that will not work. If you are trying to run 2 4K monitors at full speed that will not work either...

That has nothing to do with the MBP but with the chip used in the SD4600P dock.

If you need more help with your product... You should send an e-mail to Kensington's tech support:

https://www.kensington.com/en/dk/4754/contact-us