A portable monitor for my Macbook Pro High Sierra

[Jo Bloom]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a decent portable monitor to use with the above macbook. I bought one, thinking it would be fine (AOCl1659FWUX) and it doesn't seem to like my laptop, despite downloading a graphics thing...

Anyway, keen to buy one that will work. Any thoughts? Thanks

 

[ruslan120]

They make great USB C monitors. Does your Macbook support USB C?

If not, I used an Asus USB 3.0 1920x1080 monitor for many years and loved it 2013-2018. It relied on DisplayLink and macOS support for DisplayLink went down the drain in recent years (so you might have limited luck with USB 3.0 monitors).

tldr: good to know if your MacBook supports USB C for good recommendations - is it from or newer than 2016?

 

[Jo Bloom]

Honestly, I have no idea how to check it it supports USB C
my macbook is early 2015

 

[Taz Mangus]

Honestly, I have no idea how to check it it supports USB C
my macbook is early 2015

Your computer has Thunderbolt 2, USB 3 and HDMI ports.

 

[Jo Bloom]

THank you, Taz! So, basically no USB C which is why it doesn't work?

 

[Taz Mangus]

THank you, Taz! So, basically no USB C which is why it doesn't work?

You could buy a USB 3 to USB C cable.

 

[Jo Bloom]

How does that work then? Goes into the computer using USB3 and into the monitor using USBC? WOuld that do the trick?

 

[Taz Mangus]

How does that work then? Goes into the computer using USB3 and into the monitor using USBC? WOuld that do the trick?

It appears that a USB 3 to USB C cable won't work.

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[Jo Bloom]

Hi all,

I'm back to thinking about buying a monitor for my Macbook Pro, early 2015 which has Thunderbolt 2, USB 3 and HDMI ports.

Can anyone recommend a budget monitor? It's not for graphics, mainly to read text. But I'm overwhelmed at the choice and have no idea what to buy. Thanks in advance.