HumanCentric VESA Mount Adapter Compatible with iMac 24 Inch (Aluminum), iMac 27 Inch (2009, 2010, 2011), LED Cinema Display, Thunderbolt Displays, Replaces Apple iMac VESA Adapter MD179ZM/A

Worked great for A1407 Thunderbolt Display
I have a mid-2011 Thunderbolt display and wanted to mount on a monitor arm. This VESA adapter worked perfectly, is made of machined aluminum and came with all the right screws and tools to get the job done. They even included a special bent piece of plastic to properly unlock the stand so you can reveal the attachment screws to remove the stand and attach the mount.Read their instructions because for my mounting setup, there was about a 3/8″ gap between the mounting block and the plate, so it seemed like things didn’t fit properly but this is by design. Just don’t overtighten the two bigger mounting screws, otherwise you’ll bend the aluminum bracket. The gap didn’t seem to be an issue and the monitor is securely mounted now.

Good mount, bad Apple hinge design!
So this product is great. Used was just fine. Straight forward if the monitor stand releases right.What stinks is Apple’s garbage hinge design. It is very easy to release the monitor stand hinge and have it retract inside the monitor.The hinge release is a critical part of being able to utilize this without getting confused.I really wish it included a tool to pull the stupid hinge back up if something goes wrong. Or at least a troubleshooting section. I have seen a lot of posts about it. Fortunately it’s easy enough to bootleg things back. Hopefully this review helps someone. Two approaches. Take it to Apple if you aren’t skilled. The alternative is to use some form of wire or fishing string. Cat5 works great. Thread it through the holes, wrap around a screw driver or pliers, press the lock patch again, and then pull up. Don’t forget to release the lock first when it’s up. After that, this mount is great. 10 minutes to install, 2.5 hours messing with Apples stupid stand hinge.

Quality mount, but instructions missing one important detail
The mount works as advertised, and seems very sturdy and solidly built.However, the instructions failed me on one obvious (perhaps), but very important step. After you remove the stand from your monitor/computer, the mounting bracket should be exposed. It isn’t clear from the instructions that this should be the case, and for me the mounting bracket retreated back into the monitor after I removed the stand. So after rereading the instructions, looking around inside the monitor with a flashlight, and otherwise thinking I had missed something very obvious, I came back to Amazon to check what I bought, thinking that I bought the wrong thing. I then read more reviews for the mount and discovered that what happened in my case is pretty common.If this happens to you, you’re going to have to get creative to expose the mount. What I ended up doing was taking a length of guitar string and threading it through the screw holes on the mounting bracket, then pulling (while simultaneously pushing in the tab with the provided plastic card). I eventually got it to lock in place so I could install the flange, but it was a HUGE pain.Had the instructions made more explicit the need to make sure the mounting bracket remains locked and exposed before you remove the stand, it would’ve saved me a lot of time and frustration. And given that this is pretty common, it would also be helpful if they included guidance on what to do if your mounting bracket doesn’t stay exposed.

This just doesn’t fit 27” LED 2011 Apple Cinema
The description is misleading. This mount doesn’t fit the 2011 27” Apple Cinema. Just look at the picture. I didn’t look at the reviews carefully enough to see this problem. And the bolts provided are too short to cover all this room between the monitor’s body and the mount. I see somebody in the reviews solved this by buying longer bolts, but I guess I’m not supposed to do any additional finicky business with the product that I paid for. Also this just doesn’t look right to me, because bolting this mount as is doesn’t look sturdy enough for a heavy monitor like this. Disappointed, returning.

Such a relief! I thought I’d have to replace my Thunderbolt Display but now I can easily wall mount it in my new office. Finding the thing you need and getting is delivered is something we all take for granted, this one was a delivery of an item in scarce supply to a country a lot of vendors exclude from their delivery scope. Fast, neat, reliable – excellent UX, outstanding service! Thank you!

Weil es mir passiert ist, erwähne ich es hier mal: Beim Abschrauben des Standfusses, unbedingt darauf achten, daß das kleine schmale Befestigungs-Stück, aus dem die Schrauben gelöst werden, voll ausgezogen und eingerastet ist! Sonst kann es passieren, daß nach dem Abschrauben des Standfusses vom Monitor, die Befestigung in dem schmalen Displayslot “verschwindet”. Und dann braucht man etwas Geschick und kreatives Denken, um das Teil, an dem dann der Vesa-Adapter angeschraubt wird, wieder da raus zu ziehen. Die Erfahrung braucht es nicht wirklich. Ich empfehle, vor dem Wechsel in Ruhe zwei, drei Tutorials auf Youtube zu kucken und wirklich achtsam beim Wechsel vorzugehen. Belohnt wird man mit einer günstigen und wertigen Halterung, die eine echte Alternative zum Original-Teil von Apple ist. Allerdings sollte man auch darauf achten, einen Monitor-Halter zu kaufen, der mit den ungefähr 10KG eines Apple 27″ Displays nicht überfordert ist.