By: Doug S (foo.delete@this.bar.bar), December 9, 2020 3:06 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
anonymou5 (no.delete@this.spam.com) on December 9, 2020 1:08 pm wrote:
> The flops are fascinating and all... but in practice I also care about
> how many displays I can connect simultaneously... and on that front the
> news models seem to be a step back from before. For example, MBA could
> drive dual 4K before (4096 x 2304), plus the laptop's screen, either at
> reduced (Intel AML) or at full (Intel ICL) resolution. By contrast, M1
> models seem limited to only one external display (if I am reading specs
> right, that is).
The Mac Mini can support one external 4K display via HDMI and one external 6K display via Thunderbolt. The Air/MBP13 can only support the one 6K display since they don't have the HDMI support. So it is a port limitation, not a limitation of the M1.
> The flops are fascinating and all... but in practice I also care about
> how many displays I can connect simultaneously... and on that front the
> news models seem to be a step back from before. For example, MBA could
> drive dual 4K before (4096 x 2304), plus the laptop's screen, either at
> reduced (Intel AML) or at full (Intel ICL) resolution. By contrast, M1
> models seem limited to only one external display (if I am reading specs
> right, that is).
The Mac Mini can support one external 4K display via HDMI and one external 6K display via Thunderbolt. The Air/MBP13 can only support the one 6K display since they don't have the HDMI support. So it is a port limitation, not a limitation of the M1.