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

The VESA Mount Adapter Kit for iMac and LED Cinema or Apple Thunderbolt Display is an adapter produced by Apple to allow various devices with LED displays to be used with 3rd-party s standardized by VESA.

Supported models

 * 24-inch iMac (aluminium and glass)
 * 27-inch iMac (late 2009, mid 2010, and mid 2011)
 * 24-inch LED Cinema Display
 * 27-inch LED Cinema Display
 * 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display
 * (not compatible with the iMac Pro)

History
Starting in 2012, the VESA-standard mount became a $40 option which needed to be factory-installed on slim iMacs without built-in optical drives. Starting in 2021, the VESA option for the M1-based 24" iMac became available at no extra cost.