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Mac mini doesn't have DP ports?????

Jay Brown
By Jay Brown
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What do you mean "why"?

 

It has HDMI, and two USB 4 ports that support DP alternate mode. 

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5 minutes ago, Jay Brown said:

Amazon.com: 2020 Apple Mac Mini with Apple M1 Chip (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) : Electronics

Why doesn't this Mac mini have DP ports?

Is it necessary?

That is something that you need to decide. Do you want to use HDMI or Display port. If you want display port, you need to live the dongle life and go Thunderbolt to DP. (or a TB to DP cable.)

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21 minutes ago, Jay Brown said:

Amazon.com: 2020 Apple Mac Mini with Apple M1 Chip (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) : Electronics

Why doesn't this Mac mini have DP ports?

Is it necessary?

Yes it does, "miniDP" has been deprecated in its original form for many years, its just done over the Type-C ports not.

 

https://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Certified-Gold-Plated-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07RY75V7Q/ 

 

Done and done. 

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Mini DisplayPort was last included on the Mac mini with the 2014 model, and that's primarily because it shared functionality with Thunderbolt. Newer Mac minis have one HDMI port along with USB-C ports, and the M1 mini supports one monitor connected to the USB-C ports. If you want to run dual monitors from the M1 Mac mini without using something like DisplayLink you'll need to connect one of them to the HDMI port. 

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