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I have two MacBooks. can i use the second one as an additional monitor with HDMI cable

I have two MacBooks. can i use the second one as an additional monitor with HDMI cable?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 1, 2022 7:44 AM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022 7:50 AM

No, and No.

MacBook Pro is a notebook computer, not a display. It has no Video inputs of any description. Its HDMI is an OUTPUT, ONLY.

You can use Screen Sharing to show the screen of one computer in a window on the other. The data are sent across your Home Network {Wi-Fi, Ethernet, mixed}.

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