Connect 2 external monitors to a MacBook Air (Mid 2012)

I need 2 external monitors but I am having difficulties to do it on my MacBook Air mid 2012. My monitors are 2 Ausus VG278Q.

I tried different docks. Latest one (which I believee was my best shot) is a Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Expresss Dock HD.

Later I found out that the Mid 2012 don't support more than 1 external monitor at all. Is there any solution to that problem ?

I've seen this other question: Will the Macbook Air (Mid 2012) support dual monitors?

My understanding is that your monitors need to be have a thunderbolt 2 entry, so you can daisy chain then. Is my understanding correct? If that is the case mini DP entries are enough or it needs to be really Thunderbolt 2 ? This is already old technology and having to buy monitors to fit this requisite is quite limiting and very likely not future proof.

Any other solutions?

Solution 1:

The only monitor that can daisy-chain the display connection is the Apple Thunderbolt Display. Your Asus monitors don't have Thunderbolt hubs or 'pass-through' connectivity.

However, I'm surprised that the Belkin Dock didn't work: assuming that it had a HDMI port and a TB2 pass-through, then that's exactly what it's for.

There are TB2 to dual HDMI adaptors, which might work, if you can find one. https://www.techpowerup.com/149981/zotac-announces-dual-hdmi-output-adaptors

If you really want to invest in 'future-proofing', you might be better served updating your Mac.