Nixeus 24" 144hz Freesync Battle Station Discussions | Drop

Oct 7, 2016

MjsteelegaMjsteelega, Actually if you check further down the page we are running 4 total monitors from the Macbook Air that you see in the photo. 1 of them is being run directly from the internal graphics card of the Macbook air. The remaining 3 are being run from external USB graphics cards. Cheers.

Oct 9, 2016

Tex-ArozziOk now that is waaaaaay cool. Would you mind posting just how this is done? If I can do it.... I'm in!!!!

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Oct 10, 2016

MjsteelegaMjsteelega, Its pretty easy to do this. The following products I have used here in the office on multiple setups so far and they work really well.
USB to Single Display Port Adapter @ 4K http://plugable.com/products/uga-4kdp/
USB to Dual DVI Port Adapter @ 2K https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Docking-Station-0A33970/dp/B008ABKADI
USB to DVI & HDMI Port Adapter @ 2K http://www.diamondmm.com/diamond-ds3900v2-ultra-dock-dual-docking-station.html
Now, these are just the products I have tried here on both PC & Mac systems and have not had any trouble with. When installing these products I find that you have better success if you download the generic Displaylink driver from this site.
Window http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/windows Mac http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/osx
There are alot of great products out there that will support what you are trying to accomplish. If your Mac has USB-C there are also docks for that.
Hit me up if you have any questions or would like specific recommendations for your exact setup. I am more than happy to help.
Cheers.

Oct 11, 2016

Tex-ArozziThank you. I've begun to read through the links above. What I'm after is identifying all the parts (and additional cost) before committing to the drop.
Is this there a recommended setup along with diagram of how to implement said parts to use a MacBook Air with three monitors? I can't seem to net out which products work with what. And some of the items you reference above are hundreds of dollars. Suddenly this project appears to pass $1,000. Am I reading this right?
Any guidance is much appreciated.
Regards,
Mike S.

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Oct 11, 2016

MjsteelegaLet's start with your Macbook. What exact model is it?

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Oct 11, 2016

Tex-ArozziIt's a MacBook Air; about a year old.

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Oct 11, 2016

MjsteelegaDoes it have USB-C?

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Oct 11, 2016

Tex-ArozziI don't think so. USB-C is a round'ish port right? Not square like the traditional ones right? The system info just says they are USB 3.0. But I am pretty sure they are NOT type-C.

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