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It is feasible to run up to six exterior shows from the M1 Mac mini, and 5 exterior shows from the M1 MacEbook Air and MacEbook Pro, with the help of DisplayLink adapters, in accordance to YouTuber Ruslan Tulupov. This far exceeds Apple’s specified limits on exterior shows with the M1 Macs.
Apple’s host of latest M1 Macs should not able to supporting as many exterior shows as their Intel-based predecessors by default. The earlier Intel-based MacEbook Air may run one exterior 6K or 5K show or up to two exterior 4K shows, and the earlier Intel-based MacEbook Pro may run one exterior 5K show or up to two exterior 4K shows. The 2018 Intel-based Mac mini may run up to three 4K shows, or one 5K and one 4K show.
Apple says that the M1 MacEbook Air and M1 MacEbook Pro can run one exterior show with up to 6K decision at 60Hz. The M1 Mac mini can run one show with up to 6K decision at 60Hz linked through Thunderbolt and one show with up to 4K decision at 60Hz linked through HDMI 2.0. This implies that every new M1 Mac can run one much less show than the mannequin it changed.
However, Tulupov has found that it’s attainable to run as many as six exterior shows from the M1 Mac mini, and 5 exterior shows from the MacEbook Air and MacEbook Pro, utilizing a workaround. This is achieved utilizing DisplayLink adapters to drive the extra shows. When the M1 Mac’s ports have been stuffed, DisplayPort adapters have to be linked through an exterior dock to present extra ports.
Tulupov used a mixture of exterior shows, starting from 4K to 1080p, because the Mac’s Thunderbolt ports don’t have the bandwidth to concurrently run six 4K shows at full decision. Users would subsequently nonetheless have to be selective about their exterior show setup when it comes to resolutions.
In testing, operating full-resolution movies throughout the varied shows similtaneously rendering in Final Cut Pro, Tulupov discovered efficiency to be “awesome,” with only a few frames being dropped. When closing and opening the MacEbook Air, the shows behaved as anticipated, and the setup appears to be greater than sufficient for day by day use.
Tulupov famous that he didn’t take a look at this setup with Sidecar for the iPad, however it might nonetheless be attainable to run Sidecar as well as to the exterior shows for much more display screen area.
In a separate video, Tulupov defined how to go about connecting further exterior shows to an M1 Mac utilizing a DisplayLink adapter. The course of merely entails putting in DisplayLink drivers, that are already Big Sur-compatible, and connecting the adapter through USB-C.
The workaround resolution might provide a lifeline to customers who have been disenchanted on the M1 Mac’s restricted exterior show capabilities.
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