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Thunderbolt or DisplayPort?

Im trying to connect my iMac up as a moniter up to my MacBook Air laptop. I noticed that both computers have thunderbolt ports. Im trying the cheapest way to get this set up, the cable that I found was a Mini DisplayPort would that work?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 2:50 PM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2021 3:06 PM

Per the link above:

• The cable connecting the two Mac computers must be a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2  cable.

• Make sure that your iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier

• The MacBook Air must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.



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Thunderbolt or DisplayPort?

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