M3 MacBook Air anchors tidy workstation [Setups] – Uplaza

For anybody who thinks of the world’s hottest laptop computer — MacBook Air — as Apple’s light-weight laptop computer in additional methods than one, prefer it’s strictly for college kids and amateurs, it’s most likely time to replace your view. At present’s engaging working setup from Germany finds its slim-but-powerful M3 MacBook Air offers loads of computing energy.

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M3 MacBook Air drives 4K LG gaming show in tidy setup

Redditor KlarDuCK showcased the neat-and-tidy rig in a submit entitled, “MacBook Air M3 desktop setup.” It could be good and neat, but it surely doesn’t seem like one of many flashy staged setups we generally see on social media.

It’s a working setup, and the consumer appears to seek out his M3 MacBook Air greater than sufficient machine to energy it (the laptop computer is, in any case, strong sufficient to deal with the calls for of Apple Intelligence, coming in fall 2024). The 15-inch M3 MacBook Air sits open on a stand as a second show, driving a 27-inch 4K LG exterior monitor.

“Sweet set up,” stated a commenter. “What the laptop stand if you don’t mind me asking? I have one but it’s way too high.”

“Thank you,” Duck replied. “I tried a lot and have this for over a year now.” Observe that the hyperlinks goes to German Amazon. We offered a really comparable different within the gear hyperlinks record under.

“I take my MacBook often with me to another desk setup and this stand makes it very comfortable to do so,” Duck continued. “The height is adjustable and the camera in a much better position for video calls. And the place it took is smaller than normal laptop stands.”

And it’s good suppose Duck’s shows sits open on a stand. Utilizing it in clamshell mode (closed) may cause thermal throttling issues. And by the best way, the darkish field behind the laptop computer is an Xbox Collection X and the small merchandise just below the show is a docking station. 

What number of exterior shows can MacBook Air deal with?

Usually, with a submit like this that options a number of exterior shows, commenters will ask how they’re connected. And there’s at all times some confusion about what number of shows a given MacBook can drive natively.

“What cable, and possibly link to it, are you using to have it hooked to monitor?” a commenter requested. “I got one for wife but she had the M1 Air and [I] think that was the issue and don’t think they support second monitors. But interested in seeing what cable you have cause she now has a Macbook Air M3 15 inch and so do I.”

“With the M1 and M2 you could only connect 1 external display,” Duck replied. “With the M3 you can connect 2 external displays at the same time, when the Mac is closed.
I use this cable since my MacBook Pro Intel time and never failed me to work.” (Once more, go to the hyperlinks record under for the American Amazon model of the gear.)

However then another person chimed in with extra details about Apple silicon’s external-display-driving chops.

“With M1/M2, if you use a DisplayLink dock you can have 2 external displays with the MacBook open,” they stated.

“Seriously?” Duck requested. “And all displays can be extended or just mirrored?”

“Yes seriously. I was running it,” the commenter replied. “One USBC cable out to the dock, which also give power to the MacBook. Then from dock to the monitors with HDMI. I ran extended, but I guess mirrored if you like. I had a 34-inch ultra wide and a 15-portable running off it.”

Store these things now:

Pc and stand:

Show and cable:

Enter gadgets:

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