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can this run dual monitors?

rwalle 4y ago
Yes, in tech specs: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ And up to three monitors for certain models.
endisneigh 4y ago
It has hdmi and thunderbolt so you could connect to both at a minimum most likely.
wilsonnb3 4y ago
All of the Mac minis can do 2 monitors, the new M2 Pro one can do 3
- rsync 4y ago
  Wait, what ? I am looking at the rear ports of the M2 pro and I see 4x TB4 ports and 1x HDMI ... can't this drive 5x displays ? If not, why not ?
cmatthias 4y ago
Almost certainly. The Thunderbolt spec requires any port labeled "Thunderbolt 4" to support dual 4k/60hz displays. You'll note that, for example, on the Macbook Air (both M1 and M2 versions), Apple labels the ports "Thunderbolt / USB 4," which is confusing and IMHO downright misleading. Either way, the reason they do that is that those ports don't support dual displays, so they only meet the Thunderbolt 3 spec, which doesn't mandate dual displays. A better label for the Macbook Air might be just "USB 4," or "USB 4 with Thunderbolt 3 support" (though TB3 is part of the USB 4 spec, so that's technically redundant). USB/Thunderbolt standards are fun.
- seanw444 4y ago
  USB standards are a giant clusterfuck. I don't know how they managed to get it to this point.
TwoNineA 4y ago
My experience with the M1 mini is a bit iffy dual monitor support wise. Thunderbolt -> USBC/DP/HDMI is best bet on high resolution monitors since it offer more scaling options. HDMI does't offer as many scaling options, I prefer 3008x1692 scaling on my 4k screens but alas, only one of them can be scaled like this since HDMI is 4k (not scaled), 2k or 1080p scaling only.
bilal4hmed 4y ago
thank you everyone, it was very unclear to me based on past releases.
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highwaylights 4y ago
Yes, but you need to pay the extra $700 for the Pro to add a third display unfortunately. There's hacky third party solutions to this, but they all involve giving questionable applications permission to record all your screens.
- fckgw 4y ago
  This has never been the case for the Mac Mini.
  - highwaylights 4y ago
    Yes it is. The Mac mini M1 requires a displaylink driver to support a third display, which in all cases requires uninterrupted screen recording permissions to function. M1 laptops require the same to support more than ONE external display, regardless of whether or not the laptop is in clamshell mode.
    - fckgw 4y ago
      Apologies, missed the third display qualifier and thought you were referencing dual displays.

Yes, in tech specs: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ And up to three monitors for certain models.

endisneigh 4y ago

It has hdmi and thunderbolt so you could connect to both at a minimum most likely.

wilsonnb3 4y ago

All of the Mac minis can do 2 monitors, the new M2 Pro one can do 3

rsync 4y ago
Wait, what ? I am looking at the rear ports of the M2 pro and I see 4x TB4 ports and 1x HDMI ... can't this drive 5x displays ? If not, why not ?

cmatthias 4y ago

Almost certainly. The Thunderbolt spec requires any port labeled "Thunderbolt 4" to support dual 4k/60hz displays. You'll note that, for example, on the Macbook Air (both M1 and M2 versions), Apple labels the ports "Thunderbolt / USB 4," which is confusing and IMHO downright misleading. Either way, the reason they do that is that those ports don't support dual displays, so they only meet the Thunderbolt 3 spec, which doesn't mandate dual displays. A better label for the Macbook Air might be just "USB 4," or "USB 4 with Thunderbolt 3 support" (though TB3 is part of the USB 4 spec, so that's technically redundant). USB/Thunderbolt standards are fun.

seanw444 4y ago
USB standards are a giant clusterfuck. I don't know how they managed to get it to this point.

TwoNineA 4y ago

My experience with the M1 mini is a bit iffy dual monitor support wise. Thunderbolt -> USBC/DP/HDMI is best bet on high resolution monitors since it offer more scaling options. HDMI does't offer as many scaling options, I prefer 3008x1692 scaling on my 4k screens but alas, only one of them can be scaled like this since HDMI is 4k (not scaled), 2k or 1080p scaling only.

bilal4hmed 4y ago

thank you everyone, it was very unclear to me based on past releases.

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highwaylights 4y ago

Yes, but you need to pay the extra $700 for the Pro to add a third display unfortunately. There's hacky third party solutions to this, but they all involve giving questionable applications permission to record all your screens.

fckgw 4y ago
This has never been the case for the Mac Mini.
- highwaylights 4y ago
  Yes it is. The Mac mini M1 requires a displaylink driver to support a third display, which in all cases requires uninterrupted screen recording permissions to function. M1 laptops require the same to support more than ONE external display, regardless of whether or not the laptop is in clamshell mode.
  - fckgw 4y ago
    Apologies, missed the third display qualifier and thought you were referencing dual displays.