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Isn't it because they are optimized for energy efficiency, and the more external display the more Watt you need (20W/display)? If you build a laptop, why optim
by Kukumber 4y ago
Isn't it because they are optimized for energy efficiency, and the more external display the more Watt you need (20W/display)?
If you build a laptop, why optimize it for many external displays, that doesn't make sense, i want it to be optimized for laptop use, wich is what they did
- wmf 4y agoObviously every feature you add to a chip consumes some power while it's in use, but I don't think that's the reason why Apple only put two outputs on the M1/M2. It's more likely to be cost and market segmentation.
- olliej 4y agoWell, yes - most people buy products based on price, and from the thread it's obvious that additional display controllers would could far more would be reasonable given the overwhelming majority of laptop users don't connect 1 external display to their laptop, let alone two. What you're saying is not dissimilar to saying the reason that some machines have a single small budget low speed intel cpu & iGPU yet others have 4 Xeons and dual full-size discrete GPUs is market segmentation. It's technically accurate, but implies a malevolent removal of features to create a product.