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I am thinking of buying a 13" macbook air. I have an I mac early 2006. Will I be able to connect the mac air to the i mac if i want a larger screen?

I am thinking of buying a 13" macbook air. I have an I mac early 2006. Will I be able to connect the macbook air to the i mac if i want a larger screen?

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 3:23 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 6:11 PM

No. New Macs and the latest macOS don't support target display mode and the 2006 iMac was never capable of being used as a display. Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support

If you want a larger screen you'll need to purchase a display.

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I am thinking of buying a 13" macbook air. I have an I mac early 2006. Will I be able to connect the mac air to the i mac if i want a larger screen?

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