Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Dual 27" Thunderbolt Displays on Mac Mini
- Thread starter deafgoose
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Got some more Apple goodies today.
I plan to mount my thunderbolt displays on the wall for a cleaner look.
Image
Are you Serious? Wow that's Great.
At home I use a single 30" ACD monitor.
At work I use dual 20" monitors.
I must admit, I prefer dual screens and not enjoying a single monitor, even though I thought I would.
The 20" are a good size, I don't need to move my head much and I get so see a lot of data*
Dual 27", isn't that killing your neck/eyes?
I love it, but just seems way too big.
At work I use dual 20" monitors.
I must admit, I prefer dual screens and not enjoying a single monitor, even though I thought I would.
The 20" are a good size, I don't need to move my head much and I get so see a lot of data*
Dual 27", isn't that killing your neck/eyes?
I love it, but just seems way too big.
I would too, despite what girls say, bigger is not always better.
21.5 sounds ideal, I would love them too.
Add a pic once you have wall mounted it.
I love dual screens
in fact, I would have x3 21.5's
21.5 sounds ideal, I would love them too.
Add a pic once you have wall mounted it.
I love dual screens
in fact, I would have x3 21.5's
deafgoose, the challenge will be the hiding of cables, one thing I hate about displays mounted on a wall is the cabling, but let's see how you go
deafgoose, the challenge will be the hiding of cables, one thing I hate about displays mounted on a wall is the cabling, but let's see how you go
I am a master of fishing wires through walls because I am obsessed with a clean looking install.
I won't disappoint.
Take a look at the first page of the thread on the bottom, he posted pics of the mounts.
Edit: nm, he only posted the adapters for the ACD's to fit the mounts.
I kind of like it without the mount. PS amazing setup.
dual thunderbolt displays
and an iMac
i am jealous!
dual thunderbolt displays
and an iMac
i am jealous!
I posted a picture of the Vesa 100 adapters made by Apple.
Once those adapters are bolted on, I can use any Vesa 100 wall mount I want.
I ordered some cheap ones from moniprice. They may not work but for 9$ a piece, it's worth a try.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10828&cs_id=1082802&p_id=8095&seq=1&format=2
I'm sure those mounts will work fine but you're going to need to be careful to actually find a stud to screw them in to as the spacing might be too much or too little.
op enjoy!
----------
Am I the only one who is amazed that little box can drive like 1 million pixels?
----------
Well I stand corrected.
Either way, its irrelevant. None of them would have helped me.
Here is a quick pic of my setup:
Image
Am I the only one who is amazed that little box can drive like 1 million pixels?
I will lag bolt one of them into a stud but I wont be lucky enough to hit a stud for the 2nd mount. I will use some heavy duty anchors for the 2nd mount.
I will lag bolt one of them into a stud but I wont be lucky enough to hit a stud for the 2nd mount. I will use some heavy duty anchors for the 2nd mount.
If I were you and you had access to some wood I would lag bolt wood to a stud for the 2nd display and just screw the mount onto the wood where ever it hangs over. There is no way even if you have the heaviest duty anchors that I would trust it to hold a TB display off sheet rock. That's just asking for trouble....
The anchors I am going to use are rated for 90lbs each. I will be using two anchors. The display is only 23lbs. I am really not worried about it.
Thanks. Those are actually pretty cool. The only ones I could find were rated for 15 lbs, unless I want to spend $100 apiece.
Well I stand corrected.
Either way, its irrelevant. None of them would have helped me.
Here is a quick pic of my setup:
Image
Those displays are beautiful!
Trouble with Mac Mini and Dual Thunderbolt displays
Deafgoose,
I just bought a mac mini and dual thunderbolt displays just like you but I having a problem connecting it to my second monitor.
I understand that you can't daisy chain the monitors off of mini but I'm having a hard time even connecting the second one using hdmi.
Can you let me know which cable you used to hook up the second display to the mini? It would really mean a lot to me.
Thanks
Deafgoose,
I just bought a mac mini and dual thunderbolt displays just like you but I having a problem connecting it to my second monitor.
I understand that you can't daisy chain the monitors off of mini but I'm having a hard time even connecting the second one using hdmi.
Can you let me know which cable you used to hook up the second display to the mini? It would really mean a lot to me.
Thanks
Last edited: