#Apple secondary monitor upgrade#

What will a new 27-inch iMac cost? Undoubtedly Apple will offer a base model at a low price to start the conversation, but most people will want to upgrade the storage, memory, and core count. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the price will be about half that of Apple’s Pro Display XDR, so let’s call it $2500. Price tagsĪ new Apple external display isn’t going to be cheap. One reason some questions are perennials is because there’s no one right answer for everyone. For others, it will be fraught with indecision. For some people, the answer will be clear. But before that, I spent an awful long time with a MacBook Air as my primary Mac, attaching it to an external display at one or both ends of my commute. I’ve had an iMac has my primary computer a few times, including for the last seven-plus years. I’ve been on both sides of this question.

Which would you rather have-an iMac, or an external display attached to a separate Mac?

#Apple secondary monitor for mac#

With the increasing suspicion that Apple is readying a new, more affordable external display for Mac users comes the revival of a classic conundrum. This week on Upgrade we answered a question from a listener:Īssuming that the display quality of an Apple external display is the same as the upcoming iMac why would Jason pick the iMac over an external display + Mac Mini? It seems like having a more modular set up would be very beneficial in the early days of Apple Silicon #askupgrade Let us know if this information helped and you were able to configure your displays using the steps above.That question again: iMac or external display? Check the Display System Preferences window that has the description for the display you want to adjust on the top of the window (there will be a unique preferences window for each display). In this case, you can set resolutions individually for each display. If Mirror Displays isn't enabled, then you're using Extended Desktop mode. This allows you to optimize for the internal or external display, or even scale the content on both.

If you have Mirror Displays enabled (under the Arrangement tab in Displays System Preferences), you'll see an 'Optimize for' pop-up menu in the Display tab on both internal and external displays. You can adjust resolutions for displays by choosing System Preferences from the Apple menu and then clicking Displays.

If your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or iMac has a Retina display, it automatically optimizes the resolution for the internal Retina display and any external displays that you attach. Using an external display with your Retina display Mac For example, make sure you're using Extended Desktop mode to set the resolution individually for each display: This article also has some useful information for configuring your TV and MacBook Pro resolutions for best use. You can more information about Retina display resolution in Using a Retina display.

This might be give the appearance that the TV is smaller than it should be in System Preferences.

#Apple secondary monitor 1080p#

It seems like your 32' Samsung TV looks smaller than your MacBook Pro display when you view the Arrangement tab of System Preferences.Īlthough your TV screen is physically larger than your MacBook Pro screen, the display resolution of the 1080p TV (1920 x 1080) is lower than the native (or maximum) resolution of a Retina MacBook Pro display. Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.