9/16/2023 0 Comments Extra monitors for macbook proWinner winner chicken dinner.Īfter numerous previous failures, when I connected the Satechi dock and plugged the OWC dongle into the dock I instantly had glorious dual 4K/60 output that was rock solid! Mission accomplished. This Thunderbolt 3 dongle supports dual DisplayPort v1.4 outputs, 8K and 4K resolution, and is physically very small. After several failures (covered later), I stumbled upon the $78 OWC TB3ADP2DPT. Now that I got a dock that I really like, it was time to research DisplayPort dongles. Also, for Mac users the NIC drivers come with macOS, so there’s no need to install third party drivers to get network connectivity. And after using it for a few days, it only runs slightly warm to the touch unlike other docks that can be little ovens. And to me it’s visually appealing, unlike some other more utilitarian docks on the market. The dock feels very well made, and has a great micro-textured finish. And they come in space grey, which matches the Apple space grey very well. I have a number of other Satechi products, and I’ve always been very happy with them. This Thunderbolt 4 dock has the following ports:ġx Front USB-A 2.0 port (supports charging)ġx Front 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo portġx Front host Thunderbolt 4 host port with 96w PDĪs you can see, it has all the ports I wanted except video outputs. It’s model ST-UCT4DM and retails for $299 but is on sale for Black Friday for $249.99. It’s so new, it’s not on Satechi’s own website, but is in stock and sold through through Best Buy. Thankfully, Satechi just brought to market a Thunderbolt 4 dock that met nearly all of my requirements, minus video outputs. I did extensive research, and the number of options was quite limited. As previously mentioned, ultimately I wanted a solution using ThunderBolt 3 or 4 to provide 96w PD charging, at least 3 USB-A ports, LAN port, and dual DisplayPort v1.4 outputs for my monitors. The end of this article will cover all the docks and dongles that didn’t work for me, but here I’ll cover what I finally picked and has been rock solid. I’d like to see at least 2x USB-C and drop one USB-A. My only nitpick is the over abundance of USB-A and only one USB-C. See detailed spec sheet here for video support. Supports dual 4K/60Hz on Mac, and up to 4x on Windows. That issue is not present on the Plugable dock.Ģ.5G NIC (Realtek RTL8156B PnP with MacOS Ventura, WoL, jumbo frames) So I’d have to manually re-arrange them in the Ventura settings app. The only issue I had with the Satachi dock and the OWC DP dongle was that whenever I docked my laptop, macOS would flip the side-by-side position of my dual BenQ monitors. For me, it has the perfect set of features and is now my new dock for my 14″ M1 Pro. Other manufacturers include Plugable, who offers a 4K 60Hz Dual Monitor UD-6950H, and a triple monitor 4K 100W charging station UD-ULTC4K among other options.January 2023 Update: Plugable just released their TBT4-UDZ Thunderbolt 4 dock. Kensington also offers other docking stations that should work for this purpose, including the SD4750P Dual Display and the SD4900P Triple Display. With it, you can use two external monitors at up to 4K resolution at 60Hz. We purchased the Kensington SD4780P USB-C & USB 3.0 Dual 4K Docking Station. You are, of course, free to try something else, but we at least know that the one we chose works. In this article, we will describe the product we used to get a 2022 M2 MacBook Air to work with two external displays. There are several different manufacturers who say their product will work with the M1 or M2 Macs. The problem is, you can’t just buy any hub. But if you want more than one external monitor, you will need to buy a hub. If you want to use two (or three, etc.) external monitors with your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with the M1 and M2 chips, you have the option to use one of your built-in ports for one of your monitors. In this article, we will outline the steps to get more than one external monitor working with your MacBook. There are, however, workarounds to the problem. Now, I realize not everyone needs two or more external monitors, but enough do that I found it hard to believe Apple released the M2 MacBooks with the same restriction. Many Mac enthusiasts have already figured out that the M1 MacBooks are limited to just one external monitor. The latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have come with the M2 chip.
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