Connect a M1 MB Air to 2 Thunderbolt 27" Monitors

bkarlan · 05-28-2021, 03:20 AM

I purchased a USBC to Thunderbolt 2 adapter from Apple and I can connect either monitor without any issue, but I have installed Displaylink along with the login screen extension and I have tried daisy chaining the monitors but that isn't working. What is the recommended way to get these two monitors to work?

tommiy · 05-28-2021, 11:20 PM

As the M1 hardware only permits a single physical monitor connection the only way to currently get your 2 thunderbolt monitors that I am aware of is to get a Intel Mac instead. Intel Macs have no issues with multiple physical devices. Either directly plugged into the thunderbolt port or by using a thunderbolt dock.

05-28-2021, 03:20 AM	#1
bkarlan Junior Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 1	Connect a M1 MB Air to 2 Thunderbolt 27" Monitors I purchased a USBC to Thunderbolt 2 adapter from Apple and I can connect either monitor without any issue, but I have installed Displaylink along with the login screen extension and I have tried daisy chaining the monitors but that isn't working. What is the recommended way to get these two monitors to work?

05-28-2021, 11:20 PM	#2
tommiy Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 92	As the M1 hardware only permits a single physical monitor connection the only way to currently get your 2 thunderbolt monitors that I am aware of is to get a Intel Mac instead. Intel Macs have no issues with multiple physical devices. Either directly plugged into the thunderbolt port or by using a thunderbolt dock.