Vesa with late 2012 iMac

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Vesa with late 2012 iMac

I have an iMac from late 2012, i would like to use a vesa wall mount, is it compatible? Which "arm" product should i pick?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Feb 3, 2014 2:23 AM

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CarlAVII

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Feb 5, 2014 9:09 AM in response to Selyfer

Hello Selyfer,

Unfortunately, unless it is configured as such at the time of purchase, a VESA mount cannot be used on your iMac.

iMac (Late 2012 and later): VESA mount compatibility

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5619

Cheers,

Allen

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rkaufmann87

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Feb 5, 2014 9:13 AM in response to Selyfer

Allen a is absolutely correct, unfortunately the 2012 & 2013 iMacs cannot be retrofitted with a VESA mount due to the design of how the stand is attached to the internals of the machine. Sorry for the bad news, you can pre-order a newiMac with a VESA mount but retrofitting is impossible.

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Selyfer Author

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Feb 5, 2014 9:20 AM in response to CarlAVII

So no one ever made an adaptor, or some kind of arm compatible with this series of mac? 😮

My main problem is a damage to the staff, do you know if i can replace it with a new one?

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rkaufmann87

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Feb 5, 2014 9:32 AM in response to Selyfer

Please read my post, your ONLY option is to replace the machine with a new machine pre-ordered with a VESA mount. The issue is the existing stand cannot be removed, because of this a VESA mount cannot be installed.

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Selyfer Author

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Feb 5, 2014 9:32 AM in response to rkaufmann87

I have to buy a new machine or i can change the old one?

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rkaufmann87

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Feb 5, 2014 9:34 AM in response to Selyfer

You have to buy a new machine from Apple's online store, you will find the VESA mount option there. If you have trouble finding it give the on-line store a call (number is in the upper right) and the agent can help direct you.

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