I have a 2013 27 inch iMac and a new 2024 Macbook Pro. I need a thunderbolt cable to connect the two.Is this a thunderbolt 1 to a Thunderbolt USB4? Do apple sell such a cable? Thanks
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.3
If you're thinking of using the 27" 2013 iMac as a display for the 2024 MacBook Pro, that's not supported. While the 27" 2013 iMac does support Target Display Mode (using Thunderbolt input), Apple added restrictions on "the other Mac." It has to have been introduced in 2019 and earlier, and be running Catalina or earlier.
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
You could, perhaps, set up an IP-over-Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode connection between the two with the aid of a $50 Apple Thunderbolt 3-to-2 adapter and a $30 Thunderbolt 1/2 cable, but just meeting the Thunderbolt connection requirement isn't going to be enough to make the new Mac support using the old one as a Target Display.
If you're thinking of using the 27" 2013 iMac as a display for the 2024 MacBook Pro, that's not supported. While the 27" 2013 iMac does support Target Display Mode (using Thunderbolt input), Apple added restrictions on "the other Mac." It has to have been introduced in 2019 and earlier, and be running Catalina or earlier.
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
You could, perhaps, set up an IP-over-Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode connection between the two with the aid of a $50 Apple Thunderbolt 3-to-2 adapter and a $30 Thunderbolt 1/2 cable, but just meeting the Thunderbolt connection requirement isn't going to be enough to make the new Mac support using the old one as a Target Display.
Thank you for your help. Shame Apple can't help us use a brilliant 11 yr old display! I have the astropad luna display usb C that does the job pretty well over wi-fi but was hoping a direct linkage would improve quality and reduce latency.
How to connect 2013 iMac to Macbook Pro 2024
