OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter with DisplayLink

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OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter with DisplayLink

for Apple silicon M1, M2, M3, and M4 Macs or other Macs or PCs with USB-C or Thunderbolt

Used | OWC Tested


Mfr P/N: CADPDL2HDMI OWC SKU: OWCCADPDL2HDMIU

Highlights

  • Solution: easily solves the one external display limitation of Apple silicon M1, M2, M3, and M4 Macs
  • Expansive: connect up to two 4K displays via a single Thunderbolt or USB-C port on any Mac or Windows PC computer, or add a second adapter for up to four displays1
  • Flexible: choose either Extended or Mirror display modes
  • Convenient: bus powered via integrated 13-inch USB-C cable for use anywhere
  • Maximize: Transform one USB-C port on your Mac, PC, or Chromebook into power and two HDMI displays2
  • Portable: about the size and weight of a compact smartphone
  • Complete: one easy, affordable solution vs costly hassle of multiple adapters and cables
  • HDMI Pass Through Support: Allows audio signals to pass through the adapter to the connected displays
  • 90 Day OWC Fulfilled Limited Warranty
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Overview

Hello Dual-Displays. Now on your M1, M2, M3 & M4 Mac.

Oh and BTW… it works with USB-C and Thunderbolt Macs & PCs too 😉

When the first generation of Apple silicon Macs were introduced, we immediately fell in love with the M1's ability to rival – and even go faster and run cooler than - higher-end, more expensive machines. The launch of the M2 and M3 with their performance and power efficiency improvements made us as giddy as any geek unboxing a new gadget. However, our excitement and praise about Apple's latest innovation once again waned considerably when we discovered the base M3 model (meaning not M3 Pro or M3 Max) shares the same single external display limitation as the previous M1 and M2.

Say hello to the OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Adapter. It’s the DisplayLink powered solution for expanding your M1, M2, M3, and M4 machine’s digital window for easier video editing, seeing more of your workflow simultaneously, or even creating eye-catching digital signage. For the ultimate in convenience, we gave this compact, bus-powered adapter a USB-C power pass-thru port so you can charge/power your laptop.2 Being the leading dock innovator for Macs, we know you love having ports freed up on your machine!

Wondrous Dual-Displays for All

Besides creating delightful dual-display nirvana with Apple M1, M2, M3, and M4 Apple silicon Macs, you can easily use this nifty, pixel multiplying adapter with your USB-C or Thunderbolt equipped Mac or PC. Just connect the built-in USB-C cable to your machine, download the DisplayLink Manager application (Mac) or driver (Windows), and bam, dual 4K "Plug and Display" magnificence is yours to revel in.

Display-It-All + Power-It-Up

With its compact travel-friendly size and bus-powered convenience, you’ll always be ready to wow an audience or a team with your newfound multi-display capability. No longer will you have to choose between power and dual displays, or take up a second USB-C port to charge your laptop — this handy little adapter features a power pass-thru port. Simply plug in your laptop’s USB-C power adapter to keep the electrons flowing.2

USB-C
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 4 / USB4
M1 + M2 + M3 + M4 + Intel + Mac + PC

Universal compatibility means one great glorious thing — if your port matches the plug, you’re all set. You don’t have to fiddle around to see if you have the right interface, the correct port, or the correct cable.

OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter rear detail

Charging convenience is yours with the USB-C power pass-thru port. Simultaneously charge your Mac or PC laptop while driving dual displays.2

OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter front detail

Connect up to two 4K displays via a single Thunderbolt or USB-C port on any Mac or Windows PC computer, or add a second adapter for up to four displays, and launch your display capability into the stratosphere.1

Image showing travel scene

Planetary Exploration Encouraged

Take dual-display capability wherever you may roam, be it on the other side of the world, living the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) life with clients, or nestled into your creative workspace dreaming up your next. About the size and weight of a compact smartphone, the OWC USB-C Dual HDMI Adapter hides away in bags, pockets, and camera packs, and tucks neatly out-of-sight at your workstation. Wherever your adventures take you, plugging dual displays into your Mac or PC doesn’t get any easier.

Professional users working as a team

Pro Maestros

For pros, it’s all about the workflows to gain that competitive advantage. When you become a pixel-pushing dual-display maestro, everything just gets more efficient. From working all-at-once in multiple programs like Photoshop, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Logic Pro, Sketch, and Affinity Photo, to viewing all your Internet “research” – Calvin and Hobbes micro-breaks are part of well-balanced workflow, right? – you’ll be project-hopping, app-swapping, and producing with greater ease than any single-display workflow can achieve.

And when it comes time to share all your awesomeness, what better way to collab with your team than having a vast digital window to showcase it all? You'll have room-a-plenty to riff ideas, travel multiple paths, and expand on your concepts with ease.

Influencer shooting video

Influencers

Expand your followers with more digital space to edit, find, and respond to content, comments, mega fans, and if you must… trolls. Not the ones that live under bridges and in caves, the much-much worse online variety. 😀

Keep tabs on ever-important social media vitals to keep the posts, reposts, views, and likes flowing. All that extra display space expands a new world of content creation workflows so nothing will hold you back from enrapturing your audience with stunning videos, photos, and content. After all, when you’re living the social life, you deserve the display capability to match.

Woman in front of video screen

Next-Level Learning

You may be light on desk space, but you don’t need to be short on pixels. Go next-level on learning with expansive digital real estate to dive so deep into lessons that you’ll need to wear flippers. Take detailed notes which no ink and paper could keep up. Immerse yourself in the details and subtleties of videos and imagery only large displays provide. And make all the pirates jealous with your treasure trove of research docs.

Four displays showing space scene

4… 3… 2… 1…

Launch your digital display capability into the stratosphere. Analyze multiple data sets for intensive research projects. Create a lasting impact with digital display signage at an event, in your store, or restaurant. Or give a dull lobby a punch of pixels with a welcoming digital showcase of your company’s accomplishments. It’s easy to enhance your digital window to the world by utilizing a single OWC USB-C Dual HDMI Adapter for a dual display experience. Or connect an additional OWC USB-C Dual HDMI Adapters to your Mac or PC to really push the pixels with up to four displays on Mac or up to six displays on Windows PC.1

Editors working in video studio

Suddenly… You Have More Time

Take advantage of expansive dual-display capability to realize productivity gains up to 35%.3 With all that extra time, you could take your kids to that new neighborhood park they’ve been begging you for the last few weeks. Take the dog for a well-deserved frolic on the town. Or sit down to enjoy the mental benefits of mindful meditation listening to your favorite tunes.

Or heck, take all that extra time from utilizing dual displays to explore your design more, push the envelope on your photography, hone your storytelling, connect-the-dots with your mad number crunching capabilities, or run more security ops. After all, it’s up to you on how you’ll take advantage of all that newfound time. We’d vote for a balance of both fun and work — but mostly fun.

Video editor working on dual displays

Less Errors + A Happier You

Go beyond improving productivity with a dual display workflow. Multiple research studies4 have found you can reduce errors by 20% and experience a 91% increase in your job satisfaction.3 Less errors. Less revisions. Faster turnaround times. Happier clients. Happier you. Imagine that. 😀

MacBook Pro running dual displays via OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter
DisplayLink 4K Plug and Display badge

DisplayLink “Plug and Display”

Add displays to your Mac and PC with ease. Use any existing display, connect it to your adapter, install DisplayLink software, and plug it into any USB port.

  1. M1/M2 MacBook Air and M1/M3 iMac can support up to three external displays. M1/M2 Mac mini can support up to five external displays. M1/M2/M3 MacBook Pro and M4 iMac can support up to six external displays. M4/M4 Pro Mac mini can support up to seven external displays. M1/M2 Mac Studio and M2 Ultra Mac Pro can support up to ten external displays. Intel based Macs can support up to four external displays. Windows PCs can support up to six external displays.
  2. Total power delivery dependent on capability of attached USB-C power adapter.
  3. 2017 Fujitsu Siemens Computers “Office 21” research results of users going from two displays to three displays.
  4. Studies by the University of Utah and Wichita State University found dual displays reduce errors by 20%, increase job satisfaction 91%, and make work less stressful.

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    Resolution

    • Single and dual displays up to 4K @ 60Hz (3840 x 2160)

    Refresh Rate

    • 60Hz

    Display Support

    • Up to two 4K displays @ 60Hz

    Display Support by Port

    • HDMI 2.0: Up to 4K @ 60Hz

    Chipset / Controller

    • DL-6950

    Mac OS Compatibility

    • macOS 10.15 Catalina
    • macOS 11.x Big Sur
    • macOS 12.x Monterey
    • macOS 13.x Ventura
    • macOS 14.x Sonoma
    • macOS 15.x Sequoia

    PC OS Compatibility

    • Windows 7 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 7 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 10 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 10 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 11

    Mobile OS Compatibility

    • Android 10.x
    • Android 11.x
    • Android 12.x
    • Android 13.x
    • Android 14.x
    • Android 15.x

    Other OS Compatibility

    • Chrome OS
    • Ubuntu 20.04 or later

    Other Requirements

    • Any Mac, PC, Chromebook, tablet, or phone with a USB-C or Thunderbolt (USB-C) port
    • macOS 10 and later requires downloading the DisplayLink Manager application. macOS 15 and later requires downloading Release 1.10.3 of the DisplayLink Manager application.
    • Windows requires downloading the DisplayLink driver.
    • macOS requires you to permit "Screen Recording" for DisplayLink Manager driver to work properly. See user manual on how to select this setting. Your screen data and pixels are not sent back to or recorded by DisplayLink.

    Power Supply

    • Bus-powered

    Housing Color

    • Silver

    Housing Material

    • Aluminum with plastic end-caps.

    Color

    • Silver/Black

    Dimensions

    • Height: 2.0 cm (0.8 in)
    • Length: 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
    • Width: 6.2 cm (2.4 in)

    Cable Length

    • 26.00 cm (10.2 in.)

    Weight

    • 144.0 g (0.32 lbs)

    Input Connection

    • USB-C

    Output Connection

    • (2) HDMI
    • HDMI pass through is supported allowing audio signals to pass through the adapter to the connected displays.

    Certifications

    • CE
    • FCC

    Reach Certification

    • Yes

    Country of Origin

    • Taiwan

    TAA Compliance

    • Yes

    Ambient Temperature

    • Operating: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
    1. Total power delivery dependent on capability of attached USB-C power adapter.
    2. Compatible with USB Type-A ports via adapter or cable (sold separately).
    3. When DisplayLink screens are connected some protected content in iTunes and other applications may not play. More information is available at the Official Mac FAQ and the Official Android FAQ.
    4. Dual display support, including available resolution and refresh rates, is dependent on host hardware and drivers.
      - Apple silicon M1/M2/M3 Pro, M1/M2/M3 Max, and M1/M2 Ultra Mac models, Apple Intel-based Mac models, and Thunderbolt 4 PCs can support up to two displays at up to 4K @ 60Hz via Thunderbolt.
      - Apple silicon M1/M2/M3 Mac models can support one external display up to 4K @ 60Hz via Thunderbolt.
    5. The following Apple silicon M1/M2/M3 Mac models support a single display over a Thunderbolt port:
      - MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, 2023)
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - MacBookPro17,1
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Mac14,7
      - MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - MacBookAir10,1
      - MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Mac14,2
      - Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Macmini9,1
    6. The following Mac models provide only partial support for DisplayPort 1.4, including limiting resolution to 5K or 6K at 60Hz. Please review Apple's display specifications for your specific Mac to determine the maximum supported resolution and color depth:
      - MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - MacBookPro15,1
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,2
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,2
      - MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) - MacBookPro15,1 and MacBookPro15,3
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,4
      - MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) - MacBookPro16,1 and MacBookPro16,4
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro16,2
      - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro16,3
      - MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - MacBookAir8,1
      - MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019) - MacBookAir8,2
      - MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) - MacBookAir9,1
      - iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - iMac19,1
      - iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) - iMac19,2
      - iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) - iMac20,1 and iMac20,2
      - Mac mini (2018) - Macmini8,1
      - Mac Pro (2019) - MacPro7,1
      - Mac Pro (Rack, 2019) - MacPro7,1

    4.58 out of 5

    27 out of 31 (87%) reviewers would recommend this product

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    As Advertised

    The unit has operated to specifications and the software update makes using an additional screen impressive. Tech support was awesome, especially regarding how to set up the device.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that the unit met your expectations and that the software update has enhanced your experience with an additional screen. It's wonderful to know that our tech support team was able to assist you effectively in setting up your device. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we truly appreciate your kind words! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns.  https://eshop.macsales.com/Service/


    Adapter

    The product and shipping were as advertised.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    Reviewer1563521243, 
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    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you so much for your review! We're thrilled to hear that the adapter met your expectations and that the shipping went smoothly. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're excited to continue providing you with quality products and service. If there's anything we can do to make your experience even better, please let us know!


    Works but issues

    I tried this on my Mac mini M1. It seems to work. When I restart the computer the displays do not come on so you can't startup. I have to plug one monitor back into the HDMI port on the Mac mini to get a screen to do the login. Maybe i'm doing something wrong, don't know. I just bought a new M4 and are reluctant to try it again. I'm hoping OWC will come up with an M4 hub with the extra HDMI ports built in to it. I've got a drawer full of so called adapters that kinda worked or didn't. This may be the latest addition.

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    Response from OWC, Support

    Thank you for sharing your experience with the product. It sounds frustrating to have display issues, especially when you're trying to get everything set up smoothly. It's not uncommon for users to encounter challenges when using multiple displays, particularly with new hardware like the Mac mini M1. You might want to ensure that the monitors are detected properly in the display settings after connecting everything. Sometimes, adjusting the arrangement or resolution in the system preferences can help. If problems persist, reaching out to our support team could provide some additional troubleshooting steps tailored to your setup. We appreciate your feedback about the need for more HDMI ports in a hub, and it's something we take seriously as we develop new products. Your input helps us understand the needs of our customers better. If you have any further questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out.


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