jakey rolling
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You're the one downvoting every post that dares question Apple's value-proposition like it's some kind of personal attack.
Trust me, dude. Apple doesn't need your help. They have their own marketing department.
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M2 MacBooks Still Officially Support Only a Single External Display
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Trust me, dude. Apple doesn't need your help. They have their own marketing department.
Many people like me don’t see double monitor as a pro feature. I don’t need a MacBook Pro which is practically the same price as a MacBook Air anyway.
No, you're confused. Completely. The article is LITERALLY about how the SAME chip in that low end Mac officially supports only 1 display, and so do the M2 powered machines.
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"Who the **** buys a low end Mac to connect it to 2 displays?"
13" MBP does have a fan and has the same limitation so your analogy doe not hold water.
No you literally said
"Who the **** buys a low end Mac to connect it to 2 displays?"
I do, that is why I bought the M1 Mac Mini, the lowest end mac you can buy
This chip is copied and pasted from MacBook Air, why don't you get it? As I mentioned earlier. They did it with basic iPad and iPhone SE, they put new chip to old designed machines. Same here. Accept it or not, but at least stop crying.
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Look, even driving two 1080p displays with the internal display “off”, is too much for this laptop, while a single 4K display which is literally four 1080p put together works just fine.
And yes I can imagine those things you described. I’ve used an M1, I have followed the benchmarks and real life testing, and the chip is more than capable of handling such basic things without a fan. (Or with a fan, since you know the M2 mbp has the same limit).
Someone making the display driver stack is either a complete moron or this is an attempt at product segmentation. I’m going to bet on the latter.
This is Apple branding and marketing. I understand it but everybody has to accept that MacBook Air is basically made for simple tasks for non-pro users and Apple doesn't see a need for 2 external display support. If you do so then they want you to spend extra money for 14" MacBook Pro. Nothing they haven't done before.
It can run 2 but not while the built in display is running. Basically it can run 2 displays not including internal
abhibeckert
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That's nice and all, but the built in display is tiny so I always use my laptops in clamshell mode (if I'm at a desk) and therefore the internal display might as well not exist. And I'm not sure what I'd ever use AirPlay for - I don't watch video on my Mac I use my Apple TV or iPad for that.
I might end up waiting for the M3 before I upgrade to Apple Silicon.
Oh I get it, nothing to cry about thats for sure. Does not change the fact that this is a basic feature, the M1 Mac mini which I bought last year was the first Mac that I purchases since 2012. If Apple keeps insisting that I must pay $2500 Canadian for Laptop that supports 2 external displays, this may be my last Mac for another 10 years.
If MBAir display is too tiny then buy an iMac. What the ****. I don't get rhetoric of some users here.
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For example I wanted bigger screen (15-16") with macOS, while I'm not a Pro user. So I was kinda pushed to buy 16" MacBook Pro, so I did it. I'm happy with it, love the display, love the speakers but probably Im not using more than 20% of its power. This is Apple. You have to pay premium here, you accept it or you leave.
If MBP 14"display is too tiny then buy an iMac. What the ****. I don't get rhetoric of some users here.
But I don't need external display, internal is fine for me xD I guess English isn't your strong suit or thinking in general. Well. Good luck. Hope you will find your dream Windows machine!
So your saying my Surface Pro 4, from 7 years ago, can easily do it's own screen, + 2x2k Monitors no sweat. But these modern macs can't??
Interesting considering you are suggesting that a person buying a laptop replace it for an iMac. I used your exact analogy and threw it in your face and you still can't understand. I see when you lose an argument you have to insult people calling them stupid and questioning their competency in english.
sideshowuniqueuser
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There is zero "Pro" about this ffs. This is one of the most glaring short falls of all the M-series chips.
Even the Pro models have all this power for processing 8K video at an amazing speed, but no ability to actually connect to an 8K monitor and view the results. WTAF.
Read again what the guy wrote. He complained about too tiny display on MacBook Air and that's why he needs Big external displays, if it is so then why he is buying MacBook Air? I wanted 16" MacBook so I bought one, not 14" and then complained about screen size... And if I wanted 2 external displays then I would buy MacBook Pro instead of Air. If it is too expensive for someone then there is plenty of Windows laptops. Oh god.
8k TV's aren't common yet but u already want to plug 8k monitor? I think they'll announce Mac Pro for this soon.
" I always use my laptops in clamshell mode (if I'm at a desk) "
Did you miss the part where he said " (if I'm at a desk) "
He wants a laptop but when he is at a desk he does not want to use the tiny laptop display. I think you are the one that has reading difficulties. I think you have to read what he wrote again
sideshowuniqueuser
macrumors 68040
Not common, but they exist, and more importantly, Apple brags about the M-series ability to process 8K super fast, but not a single one of their M-series machines can view it. It's just embarrassing.