Sorry to drag this one to the light of 2023, but I have a problem and some of you may have that too (and even solved it). MacBook Air M1 just became a dedicated portable machine when traveling or leaving home, which I use with an external portable monitor. I'm currently using just one HDMI port because I got a Mac mini m1, which natively supports 2 external monitors and it is plugged into a Widescreen monitor and it works fine.ĭ3100 is a solid device and it might work for most use cases, but if you have bigger resolution and refresh rate, probable would need to look to a different option. HDMI supports up to no higher than that BUT if you use both HDMI ports, it would only supports a max of 2048 x 1152 60hz for each one, which is an odd resolution and I could say you are limited to 2 fullHD monitors using HDMI ports.Īlso, it doesn't support any refresh rate higher than 60hz, even if you use just ONE output. This dock has 3 video outputs, 2 HDMI and 1 DisplayPort. I have purchased it as well after I created the post and have done several testing. I'm so happy this was a $10 solution and not a $150 buy-a-new-dock solution and not impossible. Although, I'm certain you can mirror them if you want to use your MBA in clamshell mode.

So, in turn, you'll have your MBA plus your 2 extra monitors that are extended (not mirrored). Connect your Type A to Type B cable to the adapter, plug into Macbook, and it should automatically detect and extend your displays. Be sure to allow permission to screen record in Privacy settings and then you're good to go. You just need to buy a Type B to Type C (female to male) adapter and download the DisplayLink drivers for Mac. You can still use the Type A to Type B USB cable that comes with the dock station. You can connect your MBA M1 to the dock station to extend to 2 additional monitors.

I struggled to find a viable way to connect my MBA without breaking the bank and I am embarrassed at the amount of time I spent trying to fix this when the solution was so simple.

I got a Macbook Air (2020, M1 chip) and I already had the Dell D3100 dock station with 2 Asus VP28Us.

I wanted to give my two cents in case it helps anyone.

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