By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. Yet, as I was about to purchase one of these adaptors, I noticed that the description said that only one of these outputs can be used at once so I wouldn't be able to have one monitor plugged into the DVI and the other plugged into the VGA as per the above photo. Is this right? If so, what is the recommended setup to have a working dual screen setup with the mac mini?

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Run More Than 3 Monitors on the & Mac Mini - James Parsons
By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. I have the Mac Mini late and want to hook up 3 monitors in total. Once I add a third monitor to the second Thunderbolt port, just nothing happens. What can I do to get my third monitor working? Apple's specs show that the late which is still being sold today, October Mac Mini can support up to two displays using its HDMI and thunderbolt ports. I've confirmed this by trying to plug in 3 monitors directly into the ports on the Mac Mini two via thunderbolt, 1 via HDMI , with the same results as the OP


Connect multiple displays to your Mac mini (2018)
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The Mac Mini showed great promise after going 4 years without an update. However, the new Mac Mini seems to have a hardware limitation that, despite having plenty of power and bandwidth to power 4 displays, will not allow a 4th display to work, even with docks or an externally powered dual display option. This is most likely a hardware or macOS limitation.