Not an option if you're trying to drive 3 decent screens.

My M1 Pro drives 4 screens no problem. The trick is that you can only attach two through one Thunderbolt port, so you have to attach the 3rd one via the other port instead of your dock. (The 4th screen is the laptop's built in screen)

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frollogaston 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Keyword is pro. Non-pro chips drive fewer screens unless you use DisplayLink. Which I did at some point, it's a hack but ok for lighter usage.

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jedberg an hour ago | parent [-]

Yes but if your debate is desktop or laptop, you're probably not looking at anything but a pro.

	▲	frollogaston an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Uh idk, I have a desktop and laptop that are both base. The laptop is an M4 Air which is overall faster than M1 Pro, especially single-core where it's even faster than M3 Max.

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joshstrange 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Macbook (base) yes, but my MBP (M3 Max) is driving 4 screens for me without issue.

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frollogaston 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Honestly the screens become more of a liability than an asset to me past 2 (including the laptop screen). I've tried. Even if I'm knee deep in work and have like 4 servers I'm monitoring, my eyes are only going to look at one screen at a time, so it's just extra window management and eye/head/mouse movement to have more screens.