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Can I use the new iMac 24" With my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) IMac being an external monitor?

Can I use the new iMac 24" With my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) IMac being an external monitor?

Posted on Dec 28, 2021 11:11 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2021 11:29 AM

No. The Target Display Mode was discontinued by Apple a couple of years ago. Only certain old iMacs can be used as a Target Display Mode for iMacs sold before 2020.


The models that can be used are listed in this Apple document: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple.


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Dec 28, 2021 11:28 AM in response to shanae179

No. The last iMacs that could act as an external monitor for another Mac were short-lived Mid 2014 models. Also no Macs newer than 2019 can be the video source for the limited number of iMacs that supported Target Diplay Model.


The concise hardware and software requirement for the now-deprecated Target Display Mode can be found in this Apple article:


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


There is probably more spurious information on the internet about Target Display Mode than there is about the Loch Ness monster and a flat Earth. TDM has been incorrectly attributed as doing everything from supporting any video device to parting the Red Sea. Unfortunately, it is dead technology.


Can I use the new iMac 24" With my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) IMac being an external monitor?

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