How can I repurpose a pair of iMac 27' 5K Retina displays to use as monitors on a Mac Studio

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How can I repurpose a pair of iMac 27' 5K Retina displays to use as monitors on a Mac Studio

How can I repurpose a pair of iMac 27' 5K Retina displays to use as monitors on a Mac Studio

I have a pair of Late 2015 i5 27' iMacs. Both are 5K screens and fitted with dual Thunderbolt 2.0 ports and I bought them in late 2016 I reckon. I'd like to buy a Mac Studio but rather than having to shell out $5k for a pair of monitors, I'm wondering is it possible to repurpose my iMacs to use as monitors with the Mac Studio and if so, how do I do this? Cheers - Kevin

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Posted on Dec 22, 2022 2:57 AM

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Johnb-one

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Dec 22, 2022 8:48 AM in response to VikingOSX

Yes, VikingOSX has a very good + valid point… you really should use/buy actual monitors… i don’t think it’d cost $5,000 for 2, unless, say, you wanted to shell out the $ for apple’s new studio monitors, in that case all bets would be off… I’m sure you could find something in that price range for two of them… that being said, your only option would be “Duet Display”… use google and look it up…

-just for giggles, I looked up the price of 1 display, with regular glass, $2,000, with nano-glass, $2300, and then you have to include taxes.. and maybe shipping charges…. So yeah, there’s your $ 5,000

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Kevcas Author

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Dec 22, 2022 10:49 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks Viking... I sort of thought that might be the case but it was worth asking the Q. As I've become completely rusted on to the image quality of the 5K that I got from my iMacs, I guess a pair of apple displays is what it'll have to be. $2499 in Australia for the standard screen and no fancy height/tilt adjust.

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Kevcas Author

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Dec 22, 2022 10:54 PM in response to Johnb-one

G'day John... thanks for your comment and advice. yes... the bog standard apple displays in Australia are an eye watering $2499. Go for the fancy glass plus height/tlit adjust and the price catapults by another $1k. I'll take your advice and look into the Duet display as well. Cheers - Kevin

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rkaufmann87

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Dec 22, 2022 11:39 PM in response to Kevcas

In a word, no this is not possible. Target Display Mode, died in 2014 if you want dual displays on your Mac Studio you need to buy them. You are not being forced to buy Apple displays though, you have many choices available to you.

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Dec 22, 2022 3:15 AM in response to Kevcas

No. You need real third-party (or Apple) displays, as the 5K iMacs are not supported for Target Display Mode to the Mac Studio.

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How can I repurpose a pair of iMac 27' 5K Retina displays to use as monitors on a Mac Studio

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