Can I use iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) as display for Mac mini M1

Can I use iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) as display for Mac mini M1?

Posted on Oct 23, 2022 10:17 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2022 10:27 AM

+1, sorry no that will not work. If the MBP needs an external display please buy one which you will find less expensive (no expensive cables needed), more reliable than Target Display Mode (which died in 2014) ever was and much easier to setup. In short, iMacs are computers and were never designed to be external displays for other devices.

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Oct 23, 2022 10:27 AM in response to engelham

+1, sorry no that will not work. If the MBP needs an external display please buy one which you will find less expensive (no expensive cables needed), more reliable than Target Display Mode (which died in 2014) ever was and much easier to setup. In short, iMacs are computers and were never designed to be external displays for other devices.

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