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I think this deserves its own thread, as it addresses one major complaint people had with the M1 Mac mini.

Simultaneously supports up to two displays:
One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI


Mind you, the M2 Mac mini only has two USB-C ports.
 
I have been waiting for the M2 Mini announcement and will probably order a 16GB version soon. I want to get a 27" display and am wondering how many monitors support USB-C natively? I assume the HDMI option would work well too.
 
I have been waiting for the M2 Mini announcement and will probably order a 16GB version soon. I want to get a 27" display and am wondering how many monitors support USB-C natively? I assume the HDMI option would work well too.
There are a lots of 27" USB-C displays out there. I note that with my particular display and other displays out there, we get more non-2X scaled resolution options using USB-C than with HDMI. Dunno why.
 
The M2 non-Pro seems to have gimped HDMI port though. Doesn't support more than 4K 60 Hz so it's probably a HDMI 2.0 port or the ****** spec HDMI 2.1 equivalent since HDMI organization made it possible to misleadingly label them like that. Apple's marketing is very sure to not mention the port version.

So if you want to use HDMI 2.1 at full speed, you need the more expensive M2 Pro. Classic Apple really.
 
I have two LG Ultrafine 4k monitors. I just bought the M2 Mac mini. I have a very, very silly question here, so please don't judge. Do the two monitors need to remain plugged into an outlet, or can the M2 Mac mini power both monitors?
 
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I have two LG Ultrafine 4k monitors. I just bought the M2 Mac mini. I have a very, very silly question here, so please don't judge. Do the two monitors need to remain plugged into an outlet, or can the M2 Mac mini power both monitors?
The monitors will need to be plugged into the wall as well as to the Mac mini.
 
I wonder how well dual USB-C monitors will work through the current crop of USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hubs like my Plugable or the Club 3D, with the M2 Mac mini.

I run my USB-C monitor through that Plugable from my M1 Mac mini with no issues, but it’s just one monitor.
 
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I wonder how well dual USB-C monitors will work through the current crop of USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hubs like my Plugable or the Club 3D, with the M2 Mac mini.

I run my USB-C monitor through that Plugable from my M1 Mac mini with no issues, but it’s just one monitor.
It’s my understanding that a hub isn’t necessary with the M2 Mac mini connecting to two thunderbolt monitors. I sincerely hope that’s the case. That’s the main reason why I purchased it. :)
 
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It’s my understanding that a hub isn’t necessary with the M2 Mac mini connecting to two thunderbolt monitors. I sincerely hope that’s the case. That’s the main reason why I purchased it. :)
Are you talking about daisy chaining? Or are you talking about using both Thunderbolt ports for monitors?

I even run my single monitor through my USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hub in order to save ports. Having only 2 USB-C ports is a pain if you want to run external SSDs for example. The M2 Mac mini’s USB-A ports are gimped, still limited to 5 Gbps.
 
Are you talking about daisy chaining? Or are you talking about using both Thunderbolt ports for monitors?

I even run my single monitor through my USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hub in order to save ports. Having only 2 USB-C ports is a pain if you want to run external SSDs for example. The M2 Mac mini’s USB-A ports are gimped, still limited to 5 Gbps.
I’m talking about using the M2 Mac mini’s two thunderbolt ports to connect to two individual LG Ultrafine 4k monitors. No daisy chaining, because I don’t think I can with that setup. Maybe I’m wrong.
 
Macrumours community,
Does anyone know if the Mac mini M2 (basic non-pro) model will do 2x 1440p @ 144hz?
 
I’m talking about using the M2 Mac mini’s two thunderbolt ports to connect to two individual LG Ultrafine 4k monitors. No daisy chaining, because I don’t think I can with that setup. Maybe I’m wrong.
That's my understanding as well. The M2 mini can drive two monitors via USB-C + USB-C or USB-C + HDMI.
 
I wonder how well dual USB-C monitors will work through the current crop of USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 hubs like my Plugable or the Club 3D, with the M2 Mac mini.

I run my USB-C monitor through that Plugable from my M1 Mac mini with no issues, but it’s just one monitor.
Companies do test their products, so we should expect them to work well. If they don’t, report the problem to Apple and the relevant vendors.
 
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So can I run two studio displays off a mac mini?
Seems like it, "one 6k display and one 5k display" would cover x2 5K Studio Displays.

Being able to drive a 2nd Studio Display is a major reason I upgraded from the M1 Mini to the M2 Pro Mini, but pretty cool the normal M2 can do this too.
 
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