Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip

Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by bahmboo on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:24PM (#39593956)

Keep in mind 2 displays are only supported with the lid closed. So the only change is that now you can use an external monitor in lieu of the internal display.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by jcynix on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:42PM (#39594208)

Lid closed? Depends on the exact Macbook version ... The lid of my MacBook Pro (M1 pro, 16-inch, 2021) is open and actively displays stuff and additionally two external LG 4K monitors are directly connected to it via USB-C. The third USB-C port is in use for external disks, but maybe I should try sometime to connect a third monitor ...?

But nevertheless, Apple's hardware strategy sucks ...

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by bahmboo on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:54PM (#39594396)

I was referring to the new M3 MacBook Airs. Other models are different as you point out.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by dataworm on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:56PM (#39594406)

The 2 display limitation is for the base model Mx. The Mx Pro supports 3 displays and the Max 5. All three numbers are for internal+external displays.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by Tagbert on Monday March 04, 2024 @02:51PM (#39595130)

that is what a lot of people have been asking for. Lid closed = 2 external monitors.

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