Apple / D204

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)

Exact 14-inch 2021 M1 Pro; native Thunderbolt group budget 2. Apple documents two external Thunderbolt displays with the built-in display active.

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Host / native display output

Three Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C ports

Three Thunderbolt 4 ports; native DisplayPort over USB-C is documented. The selected group excludes the separate HDMI socket.

Sources S1252 · Connector field note

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Seeds identity, connector and source link only. Task support is not inferred.

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Exact 14-inch 2021 M1 Pro; native Thunderbolt group budget 2. Apple documents two external Thunderbolt displays with the built-in display active.
No inference about a single dock, cable, DSC, current link rate or measured simultaneous operation.

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Sources behind this profile

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Apple · MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) Technical Specifications

M1 Pro versus M1 Max native capacity.

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Locator: Display Support; Charging and Expansion
Access: public page. Exact stated source scope only. No unperformed physical or platform test is implied.

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Exact-model evidence map

What this release can actually tell you about MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021).

2 of 6 task domains contain some exact-model evidence. The others stay explicitly undocumented.

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Displays & docksDomain profile

This release contains a dedicated displays & docks profile for this exact device.

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USB dataSelected-port evidence

The base device profile contains 1 selected port group relevant to this domain, but no dedicated domain profile.

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Memory cards & readersNot documented here

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Ethernet & PoENot documented here

No ethernet & poe-specific evidence for this exact model is represented in this release.

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AudioNot documented here

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Charging & powerNot documented here

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Derived from the existing device profile and domain catalogs. This layer adds no new hardware fact and does not infer compatibility from a missing or present cell.

Display connection desk

Multi-display evidence for this exact model

Shared output resources, host native limits and software-rendered paths remain distinct.

Display desk Dock and displays worksheet

Host computer / D204

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)

14-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021, M1 Pro chip only; base, other chip, size and year variants excluded.

Native count: 2 with lid open · 2 closed.

Scope and limitations

Exact 14-inch 2021 M1 Pro; native Thunderbolt group budget 2. Apple documents two external Thunderbolt displays with the built-in display active.
Open/closed counts are the same documented ceiling; no additional closed-lid capacity is asserted. Host budget does not override a smaller dock budget.

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Inspected 2026-10-23 · review due 2027-01-21. Independent technical review pending.

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Evidence behind this page

Scope first. Source second. Approval separate.

1 linked sources · 0 scoped claims · 0 sources with inspection/access flags.

Page scope: 14-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021, M1 Pro chip only; base, other chip, size and year variants excluded.

Assessment 2026-10-23 · earliest scheduled source review 2027-01-21. This is a recorded-date assessment, not a live source check. Page-level independent review is not established by this panel.

Inspect 1 source scopes, access limits and dates

S1252 · MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) Technical Specifications

Apple · Manufacturer / product-owner domain · inspected 2026-10-23 · due 2027-01-21

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Scoped support: M1 Pro versus M1 Max native capacity.

Not established / limitations: Exact stated source scope only. No unperformed physical or platform test is implied.

Locator: Display Support; Charging and Expansion

Trace 0 claims to their source records

No central claims on this surface. Exact-device assertions and explicit source links remain in the original profile above and in the reviewer packet.

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