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I have an A1312 iMac in working condition. I want to use it as a monitor for my MacBook Pro, but I do NOT want to take it apart and change out the electronics.
Is there a way to use this machine as a monitor without having to take it apart?
iMac
You cannot use an iMac as a monitor for a modern day MacBook Pro as the MacBook Pro is not meeting the requirements for target display mode:
iMac models introduced in 2011, 2012, 2013, and mid 2014
or Thunderbolt 2 cable.24-inch and 27-inch iMac models introduced in 2009 and 2010
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
cable.
See this link for further reference
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
You cannot use an iMac as a monitor for a modern day MacBook Pro as the MacBook Pro is not meeting the requirements for target display mode:
iMac models introduced in 2011, 2012, 2013, and mid 2014
or Thunderbolt 2 cable.24-inch and 27-inch iMac models introduced in 2009 and 2010
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
cable.
See this link for further reference
Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support
Darn -
That means that if I want to use the iMac monitor, I have to buy a HDMI conversion kit, take the monitor apart, install the kit, and then (if I didn't break anything during the process), still have a 2011 monitor.
For about $200, I can buy a new 4K monitor. Sigh... It won't be a GOOD 4K monitor, but even so - it will have higher resolution AND a warranty.
Seems like my old iMac is bound for some impoverished student for a give-away price...
I was going to suggest “Luna Display/Duet Display( new name, same thing) -you’d have to buy it, but you wouldn’t have to open up your A1312 iMac… as WheelieNick posted, Target Display Mode is pretty much a “no”… so, Luna Display/Duet display would be your only option
john b
Hi @Johnb-one -
I've decided it will be simpler to CraigsList the iMac and buy another monitor.
convert imac to monitor
