
- CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 PORTABLE
- CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 PRO
- CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 MAC
CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 PORTABLE
It’s crazy to make the computer run the Radeon chip all the time on an external display, and even crazier to make it run all the time on the Radeon even in portable mode when in Boot Camp, when the integrated solution is perfectly capable of handling it. I’d also like if Apple would enable integrated graphics support on the Radeon MBPs with external display, and also with Boot Camp on built-in or external display. I couldn’t get clamshell mode to work at all in 10.6.7 with the graphics update, and while it works, sort of, in 10.6.6 and 10.6.8, there are lots of glitches with switching in and out of sleep or between single and dual display mode, and the occasional big crash associated with sleep. What have your experiences with connecting display via Thunderbolt been? Let us know in the comments below.Īpple has some serious problems with external display support on the 2011 Macbook Pro, at least the ones with the Radeon graphics.
CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 PRO
Once reset, we were able to disconnect the MacBook Pro and reconnect it to the iMac. Then we let the video go through its connection there. The only solution that we’ve found for the moment is to hook the MacBook Pro up to a DisplayPort-equipped monitor (not an iMac). On our 15” 2011 MacBook Pro when using a 2010 iMac as a display, we found that the video connection became unstable, as in this video. One final “glitch” that’s popped up seems to be relegated to a particular set of circumstances.
CABLE FOR MACBOOK AIR 2014 TO IMAC 2011 MAC

Utilizing a Mini DisplayPort cable allows a Mini DisplayPort equipped iMac to be used as a display on either a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort equipped Mac.īut when it comes to utilizing a Thunderbolt cable, only another Thunderbolt-equipped Mac can use Target Display Mode with a Thunderbolt capable iMac. If the iMac was able to be used as a display for the MacBook Pro, it passed. We attached MacBook Pros to the iMacs in each combination with each cable. To determine this, we ran eight simple tests using the following: This includes:Īnother wrinkle comes in the form of what computer can connect to which iMac with which cable. If your Mac notebook or desktop computer has more than one port like this, each port supports Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C.Most non-retina iMacs from 2009 and later can work in target display mode.

If you have a device that doesn't connect to this port, you can use an adapter to connect it. You can also connect a USB-C power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. Use these ports with displays and other devices that connect using either a Thunderbolt 3 cable or USB-C cable.

