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My 3 rules: 1. buy everything thunderbolt 4 certified 2. connect monitors using tb -> dp cables 3. avoid Linux and Windows (vms are ok) Everything works as
by cesarvarela 4y ago
My 3 rules:
1. buy everything thunderbolt 4 certified
2. connect monitors using tb -> dp cables
3. avoid Linux and Windows (vms are ok)
Everything works as it should and using only one cable I’m connecting my MacBook to 2 monitors, a webcam, a screen capture card, a microphone, a stream deck, and it even charges the battery.
Break one of the rules and be ready for a world of pain.
- zmmmmm 4y ago> I’m connecting my MacBook to 2 monitors Did you really find a solution where you plug in one cable and you natively get two independent screens out of your MacBook? To my great frustration I have found my M1 Pro can only extend to one monitor, not two. Every solution out there either ends up with "mirrored" displays (useless) or requires to virtualise the link via DisplayLink which I really don't like. Apparently it's a fundamental issue with limitations of Apple's implementation.
- cesarvarela 4y agoYes, mine is an m1 pro too. The error you have is that it doesn't support MST (daisy chaining monitors) but if I use separate thunderbolt -> display port cables for each monitor it works.
- jluh 4y agoI have 2x 27", 1440p monitors connected to my M1 Pro. I have this dock: https://amazon.com/dp/B08FF6WYZH https://amazon.com/dp/B08FF6WYZH, and both monitors are connected to the dock though HDMI.
- redditor98654 4y agoI am using a Lenovo Thinkpad running Ubuntu 22.04 with a single cable plugged to an HP thunderbolt 3 120W dock which then connected to three monitors all running at 2K 60HZ plus a host of other peripherals. The Intel Mac I had previously wasn’t able to do this but thankfully my company allows Linux laptops. So the recommendation to just avoid Linux is unfair IMO.