2020 mac mini work for display on 2011 imac

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2020 mac mini work for display on 2011 imac

Does this work with newer models for the running (not the display) mac- I have a mac mini 2020 with Big Sur Id like to connect to the display, a 2011 iMac on High Sierra.

Mac mini, macOS 11.5

Posted on Nov 24, 2021 1:01 PM

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Nov 24, 2021 1:14 PM in response to jakeonater

No, the new 2020 Mac Mini's do not support using any iMac including your 2011 iMac as a display.

Please carefully study > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592

If you have or buy a new Mac Mini, then you will also need to get and use an external display.

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-mini/connect-a-display-apd8e4fbbb97/mac

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Nov 25, 2021 4:45 AM in response to jakeonater

After the Mini is set up with a display or even a TV, you then could run it in what is generally referred to as headless mode. You would enable screen sharing on the Mini, then connect to it over a network with an iMac via Screen Sharing. Depending on your use, it may work well enough. Gaming or anything else graphics intensive would likely lag quite a bit.

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Nov 24, 2021 1:15 PM in response to jakeonater

Unfortunately, that configuration is not a supported option.

The new Mac mini cannot be used to host an iMac as a display. It is neither supported in hardware nor in the newer macOS software.

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2020 mac mini work for display on 2011 imac

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