Note, a dock with Thunderbolt/USB-C will not work. We get that all the time at work. It will only mirror the main display on any additional monitor.
The shitty thing is that the devices are hardware capable of supporting more external displays. Apple just limits them so they can sell more Max/Ultra models. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fish:
Note, a dock with Thunderbolt/USB-C will not work. We get that all the time at work. It will only mirror the main display on any additional monitor.
The shitty thing is that the devices are hardware capable of supporting more external displays. Apple just limits them so they can sell more Max/Ultra models.
I have a Macbook Air with dual USB-C ports.
Cant believe they gave us such shitty stuff. they will not let me use my own windows computer [Reply]
Originally Posted by displacedinMN:
I have a Macbook Air with dual USB-C ports.
Cant believe they gave us such shitty stuff. they will not let me use my own windows computer
Well, an M1 Macbook Air isn't necessarily shitty, outside of its inability to connect more than 1 external monitor. But, I totally get what you're feeling. To sell a $1K+ computer, but limit it's capabilities for marketing and aesthetic reasons is straight bullshit. Sorry. Wish I had a better solution. [Reply]
Sorry, nope. Note that they specifically say "Dual" monitor. This would work for 1 additional external display, but no more. The guy that purchases hardware for my department made the same mistake with this very exact issue and ordered a bunch of Dell docks that he thought would work, and pissed off many users when I had to correct him.
You would need to buy the physical adapter in my link above, and use the DisplayLink software. That're really the only way. [Reply]
displacedinMN 10-05-2022, 07:38 PM
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Looks like that might work. It says DisplayLink, so I'm assuming that's true. It's Amazon, so if it doesn't you should be able to return it for free. [Reply]
Originally Posted by displacedinMN:
The last tech guy here went on a ten minute lecture about why mac users do not need more than one screen. Clearly, he had not been a teacher.