[Leica] M1 Mac Mini, Anyone?

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

Unfortunately, the answer is No. I had hoped to do the same with my 5K Retina 27” iMac when I got my new 14” MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip, figuring that machine’s capable enough that I’d be able to do without multiple computers if I could still have my iMacs’ displays. But Target Mode, as it’s called, isn’t built into current Macs, either as the primary machine or as the target.

From Apple Support: <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592>

24-inch and 27-inch iMac models introduced in 2009 and 2010
To use any of these iMac models as an external display:
The iMac used as a display must have macOS High Sierra or earlier <https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201260> installed.
The other Mac that you're connecting it to must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.


—howard

> On Nov 16, 2021, at 12:33 AM, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> wrote:
> 
> I’ve been carrying on with a mid-2010 27” iMac since, well, mid-2010. It
> will not upgrade beyond High Sierra so I can’t update Lightroom Classic and
> other things.
> 
> I am reading good reviews of the new Mac Mini with the new M1 chip and am
> told I can use it with my old iMac connected as a monitor. It has certain
> seeming attractions for me such as price and size.
> 
> Can anyone offer advice?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> —Bob
> 
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