Can I use my iMac mid 2011 as an external display for my MacBook Air 2020?
Can I use my iMac mid 2011 as an external display for my MacBook Air 2020?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
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Can I use my iMac mid 2011 as an external display for my MacBook Air 2020?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
No Mac manufactured from 2020 onward can utilize any iMac in Target Display Mode.
From this article:
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
iMac models introduced in 2011, 2012, 2013, and mid 2014
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
No Mac manufactured from 2020 onward can utilize any iMac in Target Display Mode.
From this article:
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
iMac models introduced in 2011, 2012, 2013, and mid 2014
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
neilmce Said:
"Can I use my iMac mid 2011 as an external display for my MacBook Air 2020?"
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Use Target Disk Mode:
As long as all is met, then yes it will work. Do so through Target Disk Mode: Use your iMac as a Display with Target Display Mode - Apple Support. A 2011 iMac with High Sierra will do just fine, according to the link.
Can I use my iMac mid 2011 as an external display for my MacBook Air 2020?