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TechComputers & PCsLaptopsMacBook Pro to get free upgrade to bring it in line with the new MacBook AirA much-requested, missing feature is comingWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

A much-requested, missing feature is coming

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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Quick SummaryThe 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is to get a feature that was strangely absent at launch.It’ll soon be able to feed two displays simultaneously, much like the new M3 MacBook Air models recently announced.

The 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is to get a feature that was strangely absent at launch.It’ll soon be able to feed two displays simultaneously, much like the new M3 MacBook Air models recently announced.

The 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is to get a feature that was strangely absent at launch.It’ll soon be able to feed two displays simultaneously, much like the new M3 MacBook Air models recently announced.

The 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is to get a feature that was strangely absent at launch.

It’ll soon be able to feed two displays simultaneously, much like the new M3 MacBook Air models recently announced.

Basically, although it is one of thebest laptopsaround, the 14-inchM3 MacBook Proisn’t capable of multi-screen support, while the new Air equivalents are.

It was something wereported on in November last year, as only MacBook Pro models sporting the M3 Pro or M3 Max are currently capable of supporting two (or more) external displays when the lid is closed.

However, the good news is thatApplehas confirmed that the standard M3 silicon can now support the feature, hence its inclusion on an Apple silicon MacBook Air for the first time. And that means it will be updating its 14-inch Pro accordingly.

You might have to wait a little while – a few weeks perhaps – but Apple told9to5Macthat it’s coming in the form of a software update.

Multi-display support is the main reason why I opted for a MacBook Pro carrying the M2 Pro chip last year, rather than a MacBook Air. I like to drive two monitors at once to extend my desktop, and the standard silicon couldn’t offer that.

It’s great therefore, that owners of the latest MacBook Pro models will soon be able to enjoy the experience too. And while we found the announcement initially surprising, the feature also makes the 13- and 15-inch M3 MacBook Air variants very much worth considering.

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The new MacBook Air starts at £1,099 / $1,099 - that’s for the 13-inch version with 8-core graphics and a 256GB SSD – while an entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro is considerably more, at £1,699 / $1,699. However, the latter does come with improved 10-bit graphics as standard, plus a 512GB SSD.

And now it’ll gain one of the features we thought was oddly missing at the time, it makes for a compelling choice.

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