Lack of available resolutions on Big Sur M1 Macs

ScreamCZE · 06-23-2021, 09:40 AM

M1 limitation is that it can support a total of 2 monitors. That means an internal monitor (if you have a MacBook/iPad) and 1 external monitor = a total of 2 monitors.

That is the reason why Mac Mini does support 2 external monitors - it does not have an internal monitor that "takes one slot". So you can connect 1 monitor to the HDMI port and 1 monitor to USB4.

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06-23-2021, 09:40 AM	#13
ScreamCZE Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 50	M1 limitation is that it can support a total of 2 monitors. That means an internal monitor (if you have a MacBook/iPad) and 1 external monitor = a total of 2 monitors. That is the reason why Mac Mini does support 2 external monitors - it does not have an internal monitor that "takes one slot". So you can connect 1 monitor to the HDMI port and 1 monitor to USB4.