My current setup:
I was holding out for an M3 13-inch MacBook Air that could drive both external displays in addition to its own display to replace my now-10-year-old 11-inch MacBook air, but last week's M3 MacBook Pro announcement makes me believe that doing what I want to do natively is not in the cards, as the M3 chip also has a limitation of only being able to drive a single external display, and I am not interested in paying up for a M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro nor its size/weight.
So, I'm now thinking of picking up an M2 13-inch MacBook Air (to replace my 2013 11-inch MacBook Air) and leverage DisplayLink technology to drive both Apple Thunderbolt Display's (+ the internal display). What is the cheapest DisplayLink adapter/dock/software that folks can recommend which won't materially change my workflow?
Thank you!!!
- Personal laptop - 2013 11-inch Intel-based MacBook Air
- Work laptop - 2021 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro
- 2 x Apple Thunderbolt Display 27-Inch (model A1407), daisy-chained via Thunderbolt
- Ethernet internet connected to Apple Thunderbolt Display #1
- primary speakers = Apple Thunderbolt Display #1
- primary webcam = Apple Thunderbolt Display #1
I was holding out for an M3 13-inch MacBook Air that could drive both external displays in addition to its own display to replace my now-10-year-old 11-inch MacBook air, but last week's M3 MacBook Pro announcement makes me believe that doing what I want to do natively is not in the cards, as the M3 chip also has a limitation of only being able to drive a single external display, and I am not interested in paying up for a M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro nor its size/weight.
So, I'm now thinking of picking up an M2 13-inch MacBook Air (to replace my 2013 11-inch MacBook Air) and leverage DisplayLink technology to drive both Apple Thunderbolt Display's (+ the internal display). What is the cheapest DisplayLink adapter/dock/software that folks can recommend which won't materially change my workflow?
Thank you!!!