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10/10/12 at 6:32am

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Hello,

I currently have a 2-monitor setup at home. Girlfriend is moving in and has a Macbook she uses for graphic design. Is there any way to send the display so that she can use it across the two monitors?

Thanks!

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10/10/12 at 6:48am

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There are ways to sort of share the display over wifi. (AirDisplay) But you would be best just getting the cables. Which macbook (and year) is it and what are the displays?

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10/10/12 at 6:52am

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You can use the native display out and a USB display adapter.

That being said if she is really doing high end stuff that requires 3 displays then a regular Macbook isn't really going to cut it, id suggest at minimum a 15" pro with a dedicated GPU or Mac Pro, but that's just my experience and professional opinion

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10/10/12 at 6:52am

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Thanks for the quick response. Unsure the year, but it's a MacBook pro. The monitors are a couple of ASUS LCDs, they have HDMI & DVI inputs. Any suggestions on cables? also, will it need software support?

Thanks!

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10/10/12 at 6:55am

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No clue what she has, but she landed a job so i'm assuming it's up to snuff? Haha. Either way, it will easily go to two monitors? Just a USB out to HDMI then? If you know of any suggestions could you link it? Thanks!!

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10/10/12 at 8:14am

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My older macbook pro 2009-2011, most likely what your girlfriend has. Had a single display port so that can go to dvi ect. and the second screen will need a usb display adaptor. The screen on the usb wont be ideal.

have a look what this guy did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVZI1cFiAw

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Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
2x RAID0 OCZ VERTEX2 SSD 60GB	EK FC580GTX	EK Supreme HF	Laing D5
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64 bit / Fedora 16 / Mint 13	DELL S2209W	Ducky 9008S MX RED with white LED	CORSAIR AX850
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
Antec 1200	Microsoft X8	Steelseries QcK Pro	Creative XFi
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Mac OSX Lion	Retina Display	US layout
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Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.0 (HT off)	ASUS P6TD Deluxe	EVGA GTX 580 SC	6GB Corsair XMS3 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
2x RAID0 OCZ VERTEX2 SSD 60GB	EK FC580GTX	EK Supreme HF	Laing D5
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64 bit / Fedora 16 / Mint 13	DELL S2209W	Ducky 9008S MX RED with white LED	CORSAIR AX850
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
Antec 1200	Microsoft X8	Steelseries QcK Pro	Creative XFi
View all

CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
Core i7 @ 2.6	GT650	16GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM	256GB SSD
OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Mac OSX Lion	Retina Display	US layout
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