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I have a thinkpad T520 as work pc.

At home I have an late 2009 imac

I would like to use imac as an monitor for my T520 and only monitor.
Mouse,keyboard and sound still from laptop.

When I google it seems only to be possible if my laptop has a display port or mini display port, because that is what the imac uses.

Someone have tried HDMI to displayport adapters but it's not working.

Is there any kind of display ports available in Thinkpad world?

maybe on a docking station or something?

Anyone have any idea?

Specs for t520 tells me:

"Digital monitor support via DisplayPort (supports single-link DVI-D via cable 45J7915)"

is this what i'm looking for?

1. The T520 does have a DIsplayport output port:



2. Only the 27-inch model of the iMac has the Target Display mode. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592

thanks... just the one I have 27"

I thought this port was HDMI?

But maybe thats the same?

Anyway... assume I then need to buy a cable with large display port connector and mini displayport connector in the other end.

It's Displayport, trust me.
My X220 has the same port, and I actually need an adapter cable to make it work with the HDMI input of our LCD TV.

axur-delmeria wrote:It's Displayport, trust me.
My X220 has the same port, and I actually need an adapter cable to make it work with the HDMI input of our LCD TV.

ahh.. thats why my hdmi to LCD did not work.

Do you know if a t420 also have a displayport or where did you get taht picture from?

maybe you also know where to by cables..assume it's bad to buy the cheapest ones?

Could it be this one?

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetail ... 3DC944B8CE

Why waste money on Lenovo, when you can get it much cheaper elsewhere?
Search for this on eBay: displayport to mini-displayport cable -hdmi -vga -dvi -thunderbolt

RealBlackStuff wrote:Why waste money on Lenovo, when you can get it much cheaper elsewhere?
Search for this on eBay: displayport to mini-displayport cable -hdmi -vga -dvi -thunderbolt

I thought there was some quality diff. ?

Found this here in europe... minidisplay to display..

http://www.ebay.de/itm/LENOVO-Mini-Disp ... SwCypWp6Oh



is that the correct one or should it be display to mini display as I have to send signal from thinkpad to imac?

You can get HDMI to HDMI (laptop to TV) cables for anywhere between $0.99 and ~$200.
Tests have proven that the cheap cables are just as good (and sometimes better) as the expensive ones.
I'm sure the same applies to other cables.
And where Lenovo is concerned: lately they only try to shove rubbish down your throat...
Your money, your decision!

koden wrote:

RealBlackStuff wrote:Why waste money on Lenovo, when you can get it much cheaper elsewhere?
Search for this on eBay: displayport to mini-displayport cable -hdmi -vga -dvi -thunderbolt

I thought there was some quality diff. ?

Found this here in europe... minidisplay to display..

http://www.ebay.de/itm/LENOVO-Mini-Disp ... SwCypWp6Oh



is that the correct one or should it be display to mini display as I have to send signal from thinkpad to imac?

Was this the right one or is the direction wrong or is ther no direstion in such cable?

Should be OK. Those cables normally work the same in both directions.