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OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Brings Expanded Support for 4K Displays

Posted April 13, 2015 at 7:38pm by iClarified · 16226 views
Apple has updated OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 with expanded support for 4K monitors.

You can use 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with these Mac computers:
● MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013 and later)
● Mac Pro (Late 2013)
● iMac (27-inch, Late 2013 and later)
● Mac mini (Late 2014)
● MacBook Air (Early 2015)
● MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

Apple also details which Macs work with Single-Stream displays and which work with Multi-Stream Transport displays.

Single-Stream (SST) displays
With OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, most single-stream 4K (3840x2160) displays are supported at 60Hz operation on the following Mac computers:
● MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
● MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
● Mac Pro (Late 2013)
● iMac (27-inch, Late 2013 and later)
● Mac mini (Late 2014)
● MacBook Air (Early 2015)
● MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

With OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, most single-stream 4K (4096x2160) displays are supported at 60Hz operation on the following Mac computers:
● Mac Pro (Late 2013)
● iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

Multi-Stream Transport (MST) Displays
These computers also support multi-stream transport (MST) displays at 60 Hz.
● MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013 and later)
● MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
● Mac Pro (Late 2013)
● iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

Apple has also confirmed that the Mac Pro (Late 2013) and iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) will work with the dual-cable Dell UP2715K 27-inch 5K display as of 10.10.3.

For more details, see the official support document linked below...

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