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I've been away for about 3 years now. My thunderbolt dock couldn't drive two monitors from my Macs, and I couldn't daisy chain display ports either. A Linux Thi

by antod 22d ago

I've been away for about 3 years now. My thunderbolt dock couldn't drive two monitors from my Macs, and I couldn't daisy chain display ports either. A Linux ThinkPad had no problem though. Glad they've finally fixed (implemented) it.

Terretta 22d ago
Note that modern Macbook Pros can drive crazy screens. A Macbook Pro M4 or M5 drives TWO of these at once, well, for equivalent of quad 4K configured as dual super ultrawides: https://www.samsung.com/us/monitors/gaming/57-inch-odyssey-neo-g9-dual-4k-uhd-quantum-mini-led-240hz-1ms-hdr-1000-curved-gaming-monitor-sku-ls57cg952nnxza/ https://www.samsung.com/us/monitors/gaming/57-inch-odyssey-n... Per Apple support page, MBP with M5 Max handles: Two external displays Two displays up to a native resolution of 8K (7680 x 4320) at 60Hz, 5K (5120 x 2880) at 120Hz, or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI Three external displays Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K (6144 x 3456) at 60Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 144Hz; plus one display up to a native resolution of 8K (7680 x 4320) at 60Hz, 5K (5120 x 2880) at 120Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI Four external displays Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K (6144 x 3456) at 60Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 144Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI https://support.apple.com/en-us/101571 https://support.apple.com/en-us/101571 PS. Use TB4 or TB5 dock from Cal-Digit (match the TB version of your mac), or this or one of the rebranded versions of the same OEM: https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock, or an Ivanky Fusion dock if you want to go nuts with up to SIX displays, Quad 6K@60Hz and Dual 4K@60Hz: https://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolt-Monitor-Docking-Station-Adapter/dp/B0FQJ3Q5ZB https://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolt-Monitor-Docking-Station-A...

by antod 22d ago

Terretta 22d ago

Note that modern Macbook Pros can drive crazy screens. A Macbook Pro M4 or M5 drives TWO of these at once, well, for equivalent of quad 4K configured as dual super ultrawides: https://www.samsung.com/us/monitors/gaming/57-inch-odyssey-neo-g9-dual-4k-uhd-quantum-mini-led-240hz-1ms-hdr-1000-curved-gaming-monitor-sku-ls57cg952nnxza/ https://www.samsung.com/us/monitors/gaming/57-inch-odyssey-n... Per Apple support page, MBP with M5 Max handles: Two external displays Two displays up to a native resolution of 8K (7680 x 4320) at 60Hz, 5K (5120 x 2880) at 120Hz, or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI Three external displays Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K (6144 x 3456) at 60Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 144Hz; plus one display up to a native resolution of 8K (7680 x 4320) at 60Hz, 5K (5120 x 2880) at 120Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 240Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI Four external displays Four displays up to a native resolution of 6K (6144 x 3456) at 60Hz or 4K (3840 x 2160) at 144Hz over Thunderbolt or HDMI https://support.apple.com/en-us/101571 https://support.apple.com/en-us/101571 PS. Use TB4 or TB5 dock from Cal-Digit (match the TB version of your mac), or this or one of the rebranded versions of the same OEM: https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock, or an Ivanky Fusion dock if you want to go nuts with up to SIX displays, Quad 6K@60Hz and Dual 4K@60Hz: https://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolt-Monitor-Docking-Station-Adapter/dp/B0FQJ3Q5ZB https://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolt-Monitor-Docking-Station-A...