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CelticPaddy said:

jeff fields said:

tht said:

thadec said:

I have seen in forums that the M3 still only supports 2 displays. Meaning that people are going to pay $1600 for an M3 MacBook Pro that can only support a single external monitor. Granted, the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook can only support a single external monitor, but that is because it is a $280 device that runs on a 32 bit SOC that was designed in 2017. (Moreover it is technically a tablet and not a laptop.) So can someone please explain this limitation with Apple Silicon's base chips? Whatever it is, you can bet that the Qualcomm chips in 2024 as well as the Nvidia and AMD ARM chips in 2025 aren't going to have them.

It's Apple's segmentation strategy. Ie, they designed it that way. If you want a device that can drive two external displays, get an M Pro model or higher.

Lower end Intel and AMD systems already support 2 or more external monitors. Apple's lower-end Intel Macs also supported 2 external monitors. So, the competitors had this feature over Apple Silicon Macs for 3 years now. Will this feature drive people to buy a competitor device rather than buying a more expensive Mac? It's probably a wash, or perhaps not distinguishable. If people want more screen space and have an M1, M2 or M3, there's always the option of a 35" 21:9 or a 40" 4K or a 32" 4K.

Please get your facts straight before posting. It's 2 external 5K displays, even on the minimum M3 config. This was quite clear in the event.

I wouldn’t talk about getting facts straight if I were you, clown. The base M3 supports only one external display up to 4K. ߤ榺wj;♂️ߙ䦬t;/div>

darkvader said:

So, the same version of the same app isn't a problem on earlier iPhones or iOS versions.

But it's somehow that app's fault?

Nope.  This is on Apple.