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The TripleHead2Go, dual monitors, and the MacBook
Authored by: only_solutions on Feb 19, '09 08:34:19AM

Cool hint!

I'm just now considering to switch to almost exactly this kind of setup, also with two 1600*1200 DVI displays but in my case with an older MacBook Pro 17" (first Core 2 generation) which still has a native Dual Link DVI output. But it is interesting that it even works through the DisplayPort-to-DVI-Adapter with the new ones.

I just hope the cooling issue will be less pronounced in that case; When the external GPU in the MacBook Pro really gets to work, the machine can get a bit noisy. But since the GPU has its own fan in the MacBook Pro and the case is significantly larger, I hope cooling will normally suffice without ramping up the fan speed. How is fan behaviour with a 30" display connected, especially together with the internal display? Any experiences? It should be roughly comparable with two external 20" ones regarding GPU load.

I would probably use all three displays in that case since I don't want the menu bar or the Dock on my main screen(s).

Another question: I guess since OS X doesn't know about the separate external displays, alerts and other dialogs will pop up exactly across the division between them, won't they?



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