Connect my mid 2011 macbook pro with a mini displayport to my late 2014 iMac

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Connect my mid 2011 macbook pro with a mini displayport to my late 2014 iMac

How do I connect my mid 2011 macbook pro with a mini displayport to my late 2014 iMac that doesn't have a mini display port?

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 4:45 PM

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Malcolm J. Rayfield

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Apr 15, 2020 4:58 PM in response to Harvo

Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support

The late 2014 iMac is too new (mid 2014 is the last to support Target Display Mode) and your MacBook Pro doesn't have Thunderbolt, which is needed if the iMac has Thunderbolt.

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BDAqua

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Apr 16, 2020 11:32 AM in response to Harvo

Nope.

I haven't tried it, but Turn any Mac or iPad into a second display...

https://lunadisplay.com/

Review by NAK005, you may not be happy with it…

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251259038?answerId=252422503022#252422503022

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Harvo Author

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Apr 15, 2020 5:10 PM in response to Malcolm J. Rayfield

Thank you Malcolm. I was hoping there was a way to go out of the mini DisplayPort and use an adapter to go into the Thunderbolt port.

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Apr 15, 2020 5:34 PM in response to Harvo

There are no such adapters.

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Harvo Author

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Apr 16, 2020 11:12 AM in response to Malcolm J. Rayfield

What if I went mini displayport to hdmi, then hdmi to thunderbolt?

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Harvo Author

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Apr 16, 2020 11:37 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you. I give up.

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BDAqua

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Apr 16, 2020 11:38 AM in response to Harvo

OK, good luck & stay safe. :)

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