Dual 4k Displays on entry level Mac mini

Dual 4k displays work on the Mac mini M2 8GB/256GB. Unfortunately they don't scale the same, I can't get both to scale at 3008 x 1692. Only 1 does, the other is 2560 x 1440. I think this is due to only having 8GB RAM. Any help please? I think I'll have to send it back.

Posted on Feb 8, 2023 11:21 AM

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dgfoster Author

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7 points

Feb 8, 2023 02:22 PM in response to DonH49

I've done that, doesn't show 3008 x 1692 on 1 monitor. I plugged in both monitors to a MacBook Pro M1 and they worked perfectly with even more resolutions.

DonH49

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16,716 points

Feb 8, 2023 02:13 PM in response to dgfoster

try the option key

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