Reviews for VESA Mount Adapter Kit for iMac and LED Cinema or Apple Thunderbolt Display

Got this installed today, very easy and fast. Only concerns is the quality of screws and tools which come with the adapter. Overall a good product.

I bought one of these for a 24" LED and two of the ones for 23" Cinema Displays. After reading the reviews here I was really worried these were going to take some effort to get in place.

These are only slightly more complicated than the Cinema Display counts due to the release mechanism holding the stand in place. Still was pretty easy to do. Simply follow the directions provided with the adapter and do not over-tighten any of the screws.

Only two reasons I am giving this a four instead of a five:
1) Lack of screws provided with each adapter. $1.60 and I got four from Lowes (4M 10mm).
2) The fact that I had to drop $100 to mount my three displays to a stand.

There are other posts that refer to this problem and it is quite frankly shocking that it has not been acknowledged by Apple. In order to attach the Vesa mount, I had to jam 2-3 plastic cards (credit card shaped) beneath the Vesa flange to bring it high enough to attach the two final screws. Ridiculous. I wasted an hour or two trying to solve this problem, but thanks to the other reviewers was able to follow their lead and solve it.

Buyer beware!

This was very easy to install. I had it done, super secure, and ready to mount on my new articulated arm in a matter of minutes.

Over the years I've come to accept that Apple products come with a trade-off of [beautiful form+function] vs. [compatibility]. This monitor mounting problem is one, however, where I get more than a bit annoyed with the need to buy new hardware solely because Apple can't adhere to carefully developed industry standards. They should seriously pull their heads out of their butts and give people better products by making them more compatible.

I love Apple products and find their designs genius, beautiful and typically flawless. I never expected to run into such difficulty with installing the iMac 24" VESA Mount Adapter.

This was my successful installation process and I hope it helps others who run into the same issue -- the holes at the end of the flange don't line up with the holes in the mount adapter.

1. I removed the stand from my 24" iMac.
2. I aligned the hole in the flange with the pin on the back of the iMac and attached it per the instructions.
3. I placed the mount adapter on top of the flange and attempted to bolt the two pieces together. The bolts only spun. I then noticed the flange holes were too low and not aligned with the mount adapter holes.
4. An Apple forum member suggested removing the rubberized strips from the mount adapter to lower it for better alignment. For protection, I placed a tissue under each "foot" and removed the excess afterwards.
5. Removing the strips didn't lower the mount adapter enough. I discovered the iMac's locked assembly had some more play. I carefully held the iMac while pulling that assembly out of the back case as far as I could -- a distance that appeared to be just what I needed. Here's where the extra credit comes in.
6. While holding the assembly in the extended position, I placed 3 credit cards underneath to keep it in that position.
7. While pushing on the bolts with a little muscle, I was able to finally bolt the two pieces together and finish the installation. The credit went back in my wallet and the smile was back on my face. :-)

This product latched on perfectly and allowed me to hang my screen from the wall easily. It requires effort to get it to latch on exactly, but when it does the fit is excellent. My only complaint is that I would have liked screws to attach this to the wall mount as well.

I'd say that Apple dropped the engineering ball on this one. Working with a 27" Thunderbolt display was not so easy. Getting the stand off was fine. After that it got more difficult. Getting the bolts to line up to mount the flange was tricky, and then getting the bolts into the end for the actual mount adapter has so far proven to be impossible. One end will bolt in perfectly, but the other end will not. Once the mount adapter is removed, the bolts bolt in perfectly. Definitely not Apple's engineering finest.

The adapter kit is great. Very easy to install, took about 20 to 25 minutes to have in place. Just follow the directions as indicated. All the holes lined up perfectly. Couldn't be happier.

Awesome adapter to wall mount an iMac. I mounted a 27inch with no problem. The kit include everything needed to attach the mac to your mount. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE DIRECTIONS to line up screws before trying to attach side screws. Took about 15 mins to install.

I have 3 x 27" LED cin displays and using the VESA mounts I have moved them all to flexible arms. VESA mount is quite flush to the back of the monitor so does not strain the pivot of the arm more than needed with such heavy monitors

Removing stand and adding mounts to all 3 monitors went smoothy, but does take about 15 minutes work per monitor.