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Never had an issue when using a single external monitor. That across Macbook Pros going back to 2013. Dual external monitors are a different beast. Here I get

Never had an issue when using a single external monitor. That across Macbook Pros going back to 2013. Dual external monitors are a different beast. Here I get random issues depending on the external monitors ranging from: - random reorganisation of my apps - different resolutions not working well - one monitor constantly flickering (this may be due to the use of a docking station) Waking up from sleep works 99% of the time with a single press on the keyboard. A bigger issue for me is theac not actually going to sleep when I turn off the screen. So, not sure about your specific problems. Macs can be fiddly, but they tend to work for my professional use case (programming).

Kaotique 4y ago
You are very lucky. I had so many issues with external monitors. I have regularly seen coworkers fiddling with dongles, cables and trying different monitors. The issue seems also software related because if you would try the same screen or dongle with another MacBook it works fine, but it keeps failing on the malfunctioning MacBook. It is infuriating because the interface provides zero feedback. The most annoying bug for me is when you "unplug in the wrong order" and the MacBook screen does not wake up when not plugged to an external monitor. You have to go back to your monitor and replug it and then "unplug in the correct order".