M2 MacBook Air | INSTANTLY connect 4K monitors

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I'm disappointed. You were supposed to connect 4k monitors but there were only 2.

jmydy

As a developer, I find your videos pretty simple, yet very interesting and exactly what I want watch. Nice work :)

coolvinay

Can confirm, using the display port VS HDMI to the monitor issue. Display port is giving better results.

TheVegasViceMan

Alex, I've been searching for this answer all week since getting my MacBook Air and you're the only source that's been able to explain the how. Then you threw in the why! Awesome job, sir. *Like

joshbeauchamp

Good review and appreciate the alternatives and approach. As a manager of a team that supports all kinds of devices, this was a big help for a user that wants a MBA but also wants to use multiple external monitors when they aren't traveling. :)

phutcherso

There are multiple adapters that allow dual monitors with any MacBook Air, all driven by Display Link drivers. Take your pick.

chrissterns

There is zero reason a laptop should not be able to do minimum 2 monitor by default. Was going to buy a MacBook Air but this was a deal breaker for me.

ProfessorMatrix

It is better to use some display link dock, which can handle one native DP Alt Mode display, so only one display will be handled with display link. Biggest drawback of display link is that it worsk as screen capture so DRM protected videos like AppleTV+, Netflix and so will not play when Display link driver is active no matter which screen is used.

Btw some Philips monotirs have DL chip build in.

jirikocman

@Alex, I have been using a DisplayLink adapter from StarLink for a few years. I needed it for previous laptops, and when I got a M1 Max, I was able to support 3 monitors. I found out the hard way that the M1 Pro ( My work laptop ) only supports 2 external monitors, so I ended up breaking out the adapter, and have been happy with it on the newer setup. The only caveat that I have run into is that with DRM enabled streaming videos through a web browser ( Paramount+, SlingTV, etc ), they will not play any video while the displaylink software is running. The Displaylink plugs in as if it is a screen recorder plugin for MacOS . DRM in streamers detects this and blocks the video to stop piracy for those with real screen recorders, so if you want to have a show playing on one screen while using this, and maybe working on some code on another, the screen will be blank. I recommend building a playlist of videos from this guy named Alex, on YouTube, and having those play. They work fine until YouTube puts DRM on these streams.
In any case, If you need a dedicated external extender, and not a full blown hub, I have been very very happy ( not paid by them ) with StarTech's stuff. The extender is abut $80, maybe less now, and they are durable. I have beat the heck out of this over 4 laptops, and it keeps going all day. It does run a little warm, I think all displayLink devices do, but with the one exception I mentioned, these are a WONDERFUL way to add another screen for non-gaming purposes. remember they are over USB3, so don't think you are going to get mega 4 HDR 120 FPS performance. However, if you are like me, and have a ton of windows open ( in my case management and development ), These things are AWESOME.
Thank you for the review Alex, and keep on rocking.

maxvamp

i've tried several ways to get my m2 macbook air to connect to 2*4K monitors, "DisplayLink" is not a stable solution, i found it sometimes cause chrome and other applications crash. Now i'm using a Type-C monitor which can power my macbook in the same cable, and airplay to a 4k apple tv to get my 2nd 4k monitor. and the tv box works beyond my expectations, it's smooth and stable

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