The Retina MacBook Pro Can Drive Four Screens Simultaneously [Apple]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5920134/the-retina-macbook-pro-can-drive-four-screens-simultaneously
Hey now. That's some impressive graphics performance from a laptop. This set-up has been tested by several people independently—including The Verge and OWC—and the results are impressive. OWC in particular reports being able to run the following displays:
Retina on laptop @ "best for Retina"
iMac used as a display @ 2560 x 1440 via Thunderbolt
iMac used as a display @ 2560 x 1440 via Thunderbolt/DisplayPort
LG monitor @ 1920 x 1200 via HDMI
Perhaps more impressive is the graphics performance on each and every display—after all, a static display on four monitors isn't much use unless you can actually do something useful with it. Again, leaning on OWC's test, it seems the MacBook has no issues:
"Moving images and media didn't create any lag and we were able to play video on all four displays simultaneously."
Four videos, simultaneously, with no lag. On a laptop. That's pretty sweet. For the record, Apple officially claims the MacBook "simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on up to two external displays." But we know better.
Of course, running three external displays from a laptop is (i) a pain in the ass and (ii) not as efficient as using a beefier computer. But it's still nice to know it can handle it. [The Verge, OWC]
Image by The Verge
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