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Can I use MacBook as external monitor?
Use any extra Mac computer as a second or extended display of your primary Mac computer. This does require the $99 Luna Display USB-C dongle (just one of them) but is a nice option to get that Target Display Mode/extended desktop flexibility back into your workflow with two Macs with both wireless and wired setups.
Can I display my Macbook on my iMac?
You just need a DisplayPort cable with a mini-DisplayPort plug on the iMac end. The iMac’s Thunderbolt 2 port is Also a DisplayPort, and it is DisplayPort that you need in Target Display Mode. You could use a USB-C to mini-DisplayPort cable.
Can you connect an iMac to a Macbook Pro?
Connect the two computers using the appropriate Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt cable. You can use more than one iMac as a display, if each iMac is using a Thunderbolt cable to connect directly to a Thunderbolt port on the other Mac (not the other iMac). You should now see the desktop of the other Mac.
Can a MacBook Pro be used as an external monitor?
I just bought a new late 2013 iMac and a new late 2013 Macbook Pro retina. Also bought an Apple thunderbolt cable. Pressing CMD+F2 (enabling Apples “Target Display Mode”) on my iMac lets me use the iMac as external monitor for the MB Pro, but I’d like it the other way around (which doesn’t seem to work).
Is the retina MBP display compatible with Thunderbolt?
If you really don’t want to do it over the network, the retina MBP’s display uses DisplayPort internally. You could disassemble your machine and use this pinout to connect it via Thunderbolt. Target Display Mode is right out since the hardware doesn’t support it.
How to connect a HDMI display to a MacBook Pro?
Connect an HDMI display or HDTV: Use a USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter to connect the HDMI display or HDTV to a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port on your MacBook Pro. Connect a USB-C display: Connect the display to a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port on your MacBook Pro.
Can a iMac be used as a display?
You can use multiple iMac computers as displays as long as each iMac is directly connected to a Thunderbolt port on your computer using a ThunderBolt cable. Each iMac you connect as a display counts towards the maximum number of simultaneously connected displays that your Mac supports.