1 Studio Display - 2 Macs. 2026 Solutions

[GlambOne]

Hey everyone,

I have a Studio Display and would like to use it for both a Mac Studio, and MacBook Pro.

Typically, I wouldn't mind hot swapping a cable into the machines, but my Mac Studio is tough to access.

Is there a "go-to" solution for this "issue?" My first thought was purchasing a Thunderbolt dock with at least 1 downstream TB port, and 2 traditional TB ports. And simply sit the dock on my desk and hot swap the 2 traditional ports while keeping Studio on the downstream.

I'm wanting to buy a dock that doesn't compromise on functionality, resolution, hz etc. Does anyone have recommendations?

Thank you.

 

[Basic75]

I wonder what Apple's official recommendation would be. Buy a second display? Sorry, I have no grand idea for this setup. My solution is to not buy Apple displays. It feels like everything else has more than one input.

 

[jackerin]

Can't speak for the studio display, but I've got a mini running as a semi-headless and mostly accessing it via VNC/Screen sharing. There is a lag, but mostly adequate for my purposes.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I use a LG 5k but essentially the same system.

I just got a short Thunderbolt 3 extension cable, and use that for hot-swapping in a more convenient location.

Elegant? Maybe not. But dirt-simple and cheap 😉