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Thats less than ideal.

Fortunately, that could all be about to change with the imminent launch of theM4 MacBook Air.

A person uses a MacBook Air connected to two external Apple Studio Displays.

When theM4 chiplands inApples most affordable laptop, it could finally allow for more flexible external display setups.

To understand why, we need to look at theMacBook Pro.

The M3 MacBook Pro could also support two monitors, but at lower resolutions and frame rates.

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In contrast, the M2 MacBook Pro only worked with one external display.

Thats progress with each chip generation.

And if thats the case, theres a chance that the MacBook Air could make use of that.

That would potentially make it a very attractive unit to prospective buyers.

Much of this is speculation and guesswork at the moment.