Recycle a Macbook Pro into an external monitor

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I recently bought a new Retina Macbook Pro and I would like to know I could in some way recycle the old one into a external display.

So is there some way to use a Macbook Pro as an external monitor?

I know I could use ScreenRecycler, but I'd prefer a "wired" solution.

Larry · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-28 14:05:10Z

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Use target display mode and a hook the two together using your Thunderbolt port (on new Retina) and mini-displayport on old macbook.

answered Jul 28 '12 at 14:05

Larry

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Target display mode only applies to iMacs, and it will not work with MacBook Pros. – Nathan Walker Jul 28 '12 at 15:22

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