Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Hello - can the new iMac 27in be used as an external display for a MacBook (13 in Retina display early 2015 running El Capitan)? I have understood that the Target Display mode does not work for iMacs running OS after Mojave. So is there any other way to use the iMac as an external display?
The MacBook is my main work computer and I would like to be able to use it at home and take advantage of the 27in display on the iMac.
Thank you!
MacBook
Scandie wrote:
Thank you for the rapid reply! That is really surprising (and annoying) that Apple has removed this useful function. So if you want to have an external display for a MacBook - you have to now either buy the XDR Display (which as you say is crazy expensive) or go to a non-Apple product? Disappointing.
Thank you for the help!
Apple abandoned the Target Display mode 6 years ago
on iMacs. There are literally a multitude of displays available
from the cheap to outrageously expensive and everything
in between.
If you still insist on using the iMac "as a display", the only option
available is Screen Sharing over ethernet which for many is more than
sufficient.
Scandie wrote:
Thank you for the rapid reply! That is really surprising (and annoying) that Apple has removed this useful function. So if you want to have an external display for a MacBook - you have to now either buy the XDR Display (which as you say is crazy expensive) or go to a non-Apple product? Disappointing.
Thank you for the help!
Apple abandoned the Target Display mode 6 years ago
on iMacs. There are literally a multitude of displays available
from the cheap to outrageously expensive and everything
in between.
If you still insist on using the iMac "as a display", the only option
available is Screen Sharing over ethernet which for many is more than
sufficient.
Hello!
Sorry, but Apple does not allow iMacs to be used as external displays.
If you wanted an external Apple display you can buy a cheap on Amazon or Ebay. If you wanted an external apple display there is always the Pro Display XDR, however they start at a very high price.
Take care!
Thank you for the rapid reply! That is really surprising (and annoying) that Apple has removed this useful function. So if you want to have an external display for a MacBook - you have to now either buy the XDR Display (which as you say is crazy expensive) or go to a non-Apple product? Disappointing.
Thank you for the help!
use new iMac 27in as external display for MacBook?
