I even tried the aforementioned AV Multiport Adapter, and sure enough no luck. While there plenty of USB-C to HDMI cables to choose from (Apple even sells their own USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter), almost all of them are unidirectional (meaning they can send data in only one direction.) That means that a USB-C to HDMI is NOT the same as an HDMI to USB-C cable, which is what I needed for the LG display. Here’s where things get tricky: you cannot use a standard USB-C to HDMI cable. That means if you buy your computer and monitors from Apple, you have to convert the HDMI source from the M1 Mac Mini to USB-C before you can use two displays. I find a little strange, since Apple doesn’t currently sell an HDMI monitor. So while I could hook one up via USB-C/Thunderbolt 4, the other one had to be connected via HDMI. The problem with the LG Ultrafine monitors is that they are both USB-C. Just hook up your second monitor using a standard HDMI cable and you’re done. If you have an HDMI monitor you want to hook up to your M1 Mac Mini, that’s pretty straightforward.
#MULTIPLE SCREENS MAC PRO#
In fact, the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro can only natively support ONE external monitor. There is one “gotcha” though: it can be much harder to use multiple monitors with an M1 Mac.īefore getting the M1 Mac Mini, I was using my 16” Intel MacBook Pro as my main monitor on a stand in the middle with two LG 4k Ultrafine monitors, one on each side:īut that’s impossible with M1 Macs at the moment. It’s incredible how much computer you get for the price. It’s amazing to me that a $700 desktop has replaced my $3000 laptop, but it has. TL DR – The M1 Mac Mini is a screaming’ machine. I wanted to see if all the hype was real, and I really liked the idea of a regular desk setup that never changed. So right before Christmas break, I got an M1 Mac Mini. I also have heard a lot of great things about the new M1 Macs.
#MULTIPLE SCREENS MAC PORTABLE#
This allowed me to unplug my laptop and bring it with me when I wanted to work from a coffee shop or needed to travel.Īnd now that I work from home every single day, I don’t really need a portable computer anymore. I’ve had a MacBook Pro ever since my first 17” titanium model, and had been using my current generation 16” MacBook Pro and a Thunderbolt 3 dock. The Siig adapter mentioned here will ONLY work with a USB-C monitor. Some readers have reported that the newer model (24MD4KB) does not work with the mentioned adapter because it requires Thunderbolt 3 instead of USB-C.
Editor’s Note: The LG 4k monitors used for this article are model number 22MD4KA.
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