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Best Setup to Run Multiple Displays on 11" MacBook Air

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nathantro

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Aug 11, 2014
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Hello, I'm planning to setup a work station with multiple monitors / displays and plug them into my 11" MacBook Air (purchased in 2011).

Can anyone let me know what the required and / or best equipment is to make this happen?

Also, I've heard that there are potentially issues running more than 1 external monitor due to the older model not having a good enough graphics card / processor to support a 2nd one. Can anyone confirm / deny this?

Thanks for your time! Nathan
 
The 11" only has a single Thunderbolt port. You'll have to use at least one Thunderbolt device and look at daisy chaining something off that.
 
DisplayLink

I've heard you can get a USB Adapter and use DisplayLink with multiple monitors. Is that not the case?
 
nathantro said:
I've heard you can get a USB Adapter and use DisplayLink with multiple monitors. Is that not the case?
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They're fine for text, but not video. I use one at work for a 3rd monitor but that monitor just displays terminal output so is fine for my needs.
 
Ah OK. I just want to use the 2nd and 3rd monitors for spreadsheet, presentations, and reference materials etc. I don't do graphical work and won't be watching videos on them.

So to me it sounds like running DisplayLink from a USB adapter may actually work...
 
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