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M3 MacBook Pro to Get Multi-Display Support With Software Update
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Apple has had fallen revenue for a lot of quarters now. 2023 wasn't a good year for Apple financially.
I have now problems with these (pencils I have no experience with).
My 128Gb iPhone has 71Gb free. My iPads are so old that I think they might have only 32Gb. They're fine.
My M2 13" MacBook Air has 256Gb SSD and it has 104 Gb free and I even use a Windows virtual machine.
Most of the base model has been fine for me for several years now.
I'm betting you aren't doing iPadOS updates? My 64GB iPad Air 4th Gen has a problem every time now doing an update despite having 16GB free.
What if you use your computer to update it?
F U Apple, so there is no hardware decision to not do this. I made a different buying decision a few months ago because m3 wasn't capable for my purpose.![]()
Apple is planning a software update that will add multi-display support to the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro model, the company confirmed to 9to5Mac. The M3 MacBook Air models that were introduced today include support for up to two 5K external displays when used in clamshell mode, a feature that is not currently available on the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the same M3 chip.
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With the two machines using the same M3 chip, it was not clear why the MacBook Air has the feature while the MacBook Pro does not, but it is an issue that Apple plans to rectify. In the near future, a software update will add the option for the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro to drive two external displays when the lid of the machine is closed.
Both the M3 MacBook Air and the M3 MacBook Pro offer support for one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz when the display is open, and with the update, the M3 MacBooks will also be able to power two 5K external displays with a resolution of up to 60Hz. That is equivalent to the Studio Display, so users can expect to be able to run two of Apple's 5K displays in clamshell mode.
The higher-end M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro models are already able to drive multiple displays, so this change only applies to the 14-inch MacBook Pro that has the M3 chip. This machine replaced the prior-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple has now done away with.
Article Link: M3 MacBook Pro to Get Multi-Display Support With Software Update
stop spreading false news. These SoCs and Macbooks were thought of long before you even bought your first Apple product. You do realise Macbooks have been around for ages. You make it like its a new product.
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Maybe this will be like Stage Manager for the iPad Pro, where they said older models wouldn't get it but backtracked.
Wait - a SU remedies dual external support?!? Pfft. Odds they extend this fix to M2 MBAs? Zilch?
… otherwise they would have had to remove „Pro“ designator![]()
Apple is planning a software update that will add multi-display support to the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro model, the company confirmed to 9to5Mac. The M3 MacBook Air models that were introduced today include support for up to two 5K external displays when used in clamshell mode, a feature that is not currently available on the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the same M3 chip.
![m3-macbook-pro-blue.jpg]()
With the two machines using the same M3 chip, it was not clear why the MacBook Air has the feature while the MacBook Pro does not, but it is an issue that Apple plans to rectify. In the near future, a software update will add the option for the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro to drive two external displays when the lid of the machine is closed.
Both the M3 MacBook Air and the M3 MacBook Pro offer support for one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz when the display is open, and with the update, the M3 MacBooks will also be able to power two 5K external displays with a resolution of up to 60Hz. That is equivalent to the Studio Display, so users can expect to be able to run two of Apple's 5K displays in clamshell mode.
The higher-end M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro models are already able to drive multiple displays, so this change only applies to the 14-inch MacBook Pro that has the M3 chip. This machine replaced the prior-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple has now done away with.
Article Link: M3 MacBook Pro to Get Multi-Display Support With Software Update
I can't imagine they'll add it to anything older than M3.
I used this on a M1 Air: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08F2SZQYX
It allows you to have 2 monitors. I remember there was some guy that used multiple of them to do a lot of monitors and they all worked.
I have to think that if Tim Cook were to read this forum, he would be thinking "Note to self, never enable any new features after initial device specification, as it isn't worth the complaints."
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There is no technical reason lol. They just chose to not allow it.
You can run it through this device on a M1 Air - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08F2SZQYX
If it was a bandwidth limitation, then that wouldn't work either.
Sorry we artificially gimped your machine because we wanted the cash grab.
At some point you need to recognise your use case requires a desktop Mac.
What cable are you using? I quite like my Surface Go, but I can't imagine it running multiple screens without lagging... now you have me wanting to test it!
Highly likely. According to tech specifications, Mac mini with M2 Pro can actually connect to 3 external displays, two through thunderbolts and the other one through HDMI. However, bandwidth limitations do exist for M2 Pro, so the refresh rates are all limited to 60Hz. If you want to unlock higher refresh rates, the number of supported external displays are reduced immediately. So really an add-on feature.
cringe
dang, so much negativity about Apple giving us something they never advertised, for free. i thought this was gonna be an up-beat thread for sure. how can anyone complain about this? 😒
His life is so amazing that a software update bothers him.
probably not....
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