iMac 27" mid 2010 as External Display for a MacBook Air M1

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Mikaelo Author

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iMac 27" mid 2010 as External Display for a MacBook Air M1

Can I use an iMac 27" mid 2010 as an external display with a MacBook Air M1?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 8:39 PM

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Jack-19

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Mar 8, 2021 8:41 PM in response to Mikaelo

Hi Mikaelo,

No. This is not possible. M1 Macs and macOS Big Sur do not work with Target Display mode.

An excellent display choice is: LG UltraFine 4K Display - Apple.

Cheers,

Jack

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dialabrain

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Mar 9, 2021 9:52 AM in response to Mikaelo

Yes, I saw what he said. 😎

Technically that's correct. It wouldn't be Target Display Mode. There are certain limitations. However, it is possible to use a 2010 iMac as a display.

You don't have to of course.

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Mikaelo Author

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Mar 9, 2021 8:47 AM in response to Jack-19

It´s a shame! ok thank You very much!!

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dialabrain

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Mar 9, 2021 9:01 AM in response to Mikaelo

Actually it may be possible if your 2010 iMac has a mini-Display port. There are a couple YouTube videos explaining how.

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Mikaelo Author

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Mar 9, 2021 9:30 AM in response to dialabrain

Yes it has, but Jack-19 told me that M1 Macs and macOS Big Sur do not work with Target Display mode

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Mikaelo Author

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Mar 9, 2021 10:41 AM in response to dialabrain

Yes, it´s good to have that option, but now I´d like to use an M1 MacBook Air as an editing machine until new iMacs are released, using my old iMac display externally.

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