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Connect Mac Mini + iMac Pro

Hello everyone!

What I have:


iMac Pro 2020

3x 5K LG Ultrafine Displays

Mac Mini M1


I want to connect by daisy chain my iMac Pro and Mac Mini M1 to control macOS on the iMac Pro, while connecting 2 displays to the iMac Pro and one display to the Mac Mini M1. 


That is, I want to use the Mac Mini as an additional port to connect a third 5K display to my iMac Pro.


How can this be implemented? Is it possible?

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 6:56 AM

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Posted on Jan 5, 2021 7:51 AM

zukutoke wrote:

I want to connect by daisy chain my iMac Pro and Mac Mini M1 to control macOS on the iMac Pro, while connecting 2 displays to the iMac Pro and one display to the Mac Mini M1. 

The iMac Pro and Mac Mini are stand alone desktop computers, they cannot be connected to work together in that way.

That is, I want to use the Mac Mini as an additional port to connect a third 5K display to my iMac Pro.

The Mac Mini is not a Hub and can not support extra displays for your iMac Pro or any other Mac.

How can this be implemented? Is it possible?

As mentioned, it's not a workable solution.

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Jan 5, 2021 7:51 AM in response to zukutoke

zukutoke wrote:

I want to connect by daisy chain my iMac Pro and Mac Mini M1 to control macOS on the iMac Pro, while connecting 2 displays to the iMac Pro and one display to the Mac Mini M1. 

The iMac Pro and Mac Mini are stand alone desktop computers, they cannot be connected to work together in that way.

That is, I want to use the Mac Mini as an additional port to connect a third 5K display to my iMac Pro.

The Mac Mini is not a Hub and can not support extra displays for your iMac Pro or any other Mac.

How can this be implemented? Is it possible?

As mentioned, it's not a workable solution.

Connect Mac Mini + iMac Pro

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