| Thanks Neil David & Paul The answer is Yes you can connect the new 27 inch iMac (late 2009 onwards) to a macbook to use the iMac as a second monitor. All you need is a Mini Display Port male to male cable ($29 i think) Then you can utilise programs such as Aperture and Final Cut which allow for a second monitor. It's REALLY useful in Aperture to have your browser and Inspector HUD open on the macbook and then the imac as a secondary display shower a full screen view of the photo. cheers Blitto
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On 24/07/2010, at 6:38 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:
Hi Rod,
Yes, you should be able to do that. It’s a relatively new feature for the iMac (from late 2009 model) so yours should be fine – from the Apple site:
<http://www.apple.com/au/imac/features.html>
You can use your iMac as a display, via the Mini DisplayPort:
Mini DisplayPort.
The Mini DisplayPort lets you connect an external display, including the Apple LED Cinema Display, to your iMac. On the 27-inch iMac, the same port offers input, too. So you can connect any external source that has DisplayPort output — including a MacBook or MacBook Pro — and use your iMac as a display.
You have to put the iMac into “Target Display” mode, this article gives some more detail:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924>
and has this to say about the cable you need:
Note: Target Display mode requires a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, such as the Belkin Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, which is sold separately at the Apple Store as part number TX706VC/A.
You should be able to use it as either a mirror of the Macbook Pro screen or as a second (extended desktop) monitor – depending on how you set the Macbook Pro.
I think this is a great feature – I imagine a few buyers might decide just to get an iMac rather than an Apple display – for a bit more money you get, in effect, a spare computer thrown in ;o)
Cheers
Neil
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on 23/7/10 9:00 PM, Rod Blitvich at [email protected] wrote:
Hi WAMUGers
Please can you tell me if it is possible to connect a macbook pro to a 6 month old 27 inch imac to use two monitors?
If so what cables do you need?
ta
Blitto
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