Best Monitors for Daisy Chaining with MacBook Pro?

jj8aus on 06/04/2023 - 10:44

I’m getting a MacBook Pro Max and I’d like to be able to just plug a single cable in for power, display etc. Would like to have 3x 27” or maybe one bigger one in the mix. I want the monitors to be daisy chained so they all feed off the one cable. From what I’ve seen online finding monitors that do this is kinda hard and not always clear. What I’m after is others who have already done this setup and what monitors and cables they used. 4K monitors, office/software dev usage, no gaming use (Very little). Would prefer a native setup if it’s possible without a dock and extra software but would consider it if I have to of course.

Thanks in advance:)

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Comments

  • Paul Atreides on 06/04/2023 - 11:15

    You're looking for something called DP MST.

    Looks like a dell U2720Q or U2722DE are something you're after. Note that there are P series capable of DP MST, but they typically only has 65w of charging so I'd go for the U series for 90w of charging from what I can see.

    I've got a setup atm that goes from Laptop -> U2520D -> P2422HE -> P2419H

    • kaleidoscope on 06/04/2023 - 11:29

      These are 2k and 1080p monitors. OP wants 3 4k monitors from my understanding. usb-c does not support 4k daisy chaining so he'd be forced to look into thunderbolt 4 monitors that supports daisy chaining. (i'm no expert on this area as I dont run such a setup, but this was from my understanding of the tech)

    • djsweet on 06/04/2023 - 12:33
      +1

      MacBooks don’t support DP MST.

  • djsweet on 06/04/2023 - 12:34
    +1

    You will need a thunderbolt dock, or thunderbolt monitors which support daisy chaining. Curiously apple’s own thunderbolt monitors can’t be daisy chained.

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