So my i7/512/32 Mini will arrive tomorrow
I'm going to be running two Dell U2518 displays, these are 25" QHD/2560x1440, really terrific, good mix of price/size/resolution/PPI (especially the latter).
I'm currently running both of the from the two TB2 [mDP] ports on my '15 MBP 15", both using the Dell supplied mDP-to-DP cable. The displays have DP and mDP in, as well as HDMI 2.0 (lots of USB 3.0 connectivity too, with 2a power, very handy).
As I understand it, I can use (and will need to buy):
- 2 x USB-C to mDP adapters, use existing cables (mDP to DP at the monitor)
- 2 x USB-C to mDP cables (just about as cheap as the adapter, one less connection point)
- 1 x either of the above, and a good HDMI cable (own lots of these, including the one supplied with the displays)
I guess the last option is the least cost, and I'm assuming I'm not missing anything in terms of a downside to mixing the two displays across two different ports (like any different in sleep/wake issues, etc.)
FWIW, the displays do support MST, but I've read the implementation on the Mac is a little janky (and there are plenty of ports)
FWIW #2, my MBP is the model with the dGPU, it's only a 370X, but I'm interested to see if there's any perceivable difference for me, I'm not doing anything GPU intensive, lots of general purpose computing and development work, that includes the need for a Windows VM, so big consideration on the performance of the latter as well.