Does anyone know if it's only possible to add 3 external monitors if at least one of these is a thunderbolt display?
I'm asking since I would love to hook up 3 Dell monitors to my macbook at work. Connection options are HDMI, DP VGA and DVI only.
Currently I have one connected with HDMI and one with VGA – works both with the built-in HDMI port and the minidp -> hdmi adapter.
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I've managed to get my hands on some screens now, and even though Apple representatives said it wasn't possible, it indeed is.
I have now 2 (two) Dell U2515H connected and a Lenovo at the same time. On top of that, the screen on the macbook pro is actually on.
The setup is as following!
MiniDP (thunderbolt) --> Dell U2515 DisplayPort MiniDP (thunderbolt) --> VGA adapter --> Lenovo VGA HDMI --> Dell U2515 HDMI
It also works with thunderbolt --> DVI and thunderbolt --> HDMI
I've attached a photo to documentate this functionality! Happy multi-monitoring!
Picture proof