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M3 MacBook Pro to Get Multi-Display Support With Software Update
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What!?
Really?
I kept getting told this "wasn't possible" for x/y/z technical reason
Regardless, great to see!
Really?
I kept getting told this "wasn't possible" for x/y/z technical reason
Regardless, great to see!
Loads of companies lock things out in software.. Everyone does it to an extent..
Car makers limit engine performance
Computer makers disable cores
Apple gave the specs on release, and thats the deal. Thats the promise, and people looked at those specs and bought it. It wasnt miss sold in any way.
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and here with my crappy old dell work computer I can do two monitors without closing the laptop
Huh? I have a 14" M1 Pro MBP and use 3 displays already...model was never limited.
No. It's proof they hadn't developed a way to utilise a MacBook in clamshell mode with display off to drive two external monitors. Now they have done the work, they are rolling it to other MacBooks capable of taking advantage of this technological breakthrough.
of course it is!!! any crappy old PC laptop can do mulitple monitors
They probably could but it would just affect performance when doing graphic intensive tasks, the cynicism in these forums is a bit strong for an Apple-centric board.
so all this the MacBook pro could do this but Tim locked it due to software preference color me shocked not
If that were the case then you wouldn't be able to run 3x 4K monitors via DisplayLink on a MacBook M1 either. Yet here we are.
So they held out on this software update for the base M3 MBP until now, after pushing everyone to M3 Pro or Max configs for more money this holiday.
Absolute scummy behavior.
Absolute scummy behavior.
The M3Pro is still limited to 2 displays when it would be nice to have 3 (or 4 like we had before with intel).
I hope Apple eventually extends this update so that EVERY M3 era chip can drive the Max number of displays it has drivers for in clamshell mode.
I hope Apple eventually extends this update so that EVERY M3 era chip can drive the Max number of displays it has drivers for in clamshell mode.
My point is that Apple used to be a magical company. Every product release had an aura to it. Accessories were more fun..they had awesome keynotes. Now , I’d even go as far as saying Samsung and Microsoft have caught up with them and they’re too arrogant to realize it. They nickel and dime their customers like they always have except now the magic is floating away.
Change is needed.
No, never, only evil Apple.
I don't see how this really changes anything. The M chips could always support "two displays" (see: Mac Mini). Just like the laptops supported "two displays" - the internal one and an external.
This just enables the ability for the second display to NOT be the built-in one. Nice to have, lame they didn't do it years ago, but it's not like thye've unlocked some massive new hardware capability that they were holding back just for product differentiation.
This just enables the ability for the second display to NOT be the built-in one. Nice to have, lame they didn't do it years ago, but it's not like thye've unlocked some massive new hardware capability that they were holding back just for product differentiation.
Maybe it's just people like you are a "net negative".
Another feather in the cap of the Bean-Counter-in-Chief Tim Cook.
The cynic might be forgiven for thinking it was always deliberately gimped for feature rationing. In any case it’s good news for owners. Not so much for those who bought M3 Pro just for multi monitor support.
He didn't say it was mis-sold or falsely advertised, just that this feature should've been included from the start.
What was the point of locking out this feature if it was always going to be enabled in an update eventually?
Was there some kind of software hurdle they recently overcame? Or did they decide enabling this would increase sales of the M3 Air, and they would then have to enable it on the Pro as well to justify the difference in price?
My Surface Go from like 4 years ago can handle 2 screens and its own touchscreen (plus power, monitor, keyboard, etc) with just one cable.
An M1 absolutely could, if Apple wanted to implement it.
This comment for the win. Apple is quick to artificially remove features so they can provide a reason to spend more. Same reason they skimp on ram on both iPhone and Mac.