Leaker Reveals an iMac Design Detail That Never Happened

When the iMac moved from Intel processors to Apple silicon in 2021, the desktop computer also received a new colorful, ultra-thin design. Since then, the iMac has lacked something that it had for many years: an Apple logo below the screen.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Apple did prototype a version of the current iMac with an Apple logo in the "chin" area, according to a post on X today from a user known as Kosutami. The user has occasionally shared images of alleged Apple device prototypes, but they have also shared some incorrect information in the past.

Apple evidently went with a logo-free iMac screen, but 2021-and-newer models do still have a large Apple logo on the back of the computer.

It would probably be more surprising if Apple had NOT tested both logo and logo-free designs, but if this sort of thing interests you, then now you know.

Do you think Apple made the right choice? Let us know in the comments section.

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Top Rated Comments

Kkspire Avatar
6 weeks ago
I always thought it made it look sort of cheap without it. Like a knockoff product. Bring it back.
Score: 30 Votes (Like | Disagree)
MacUserFella Avatar
6 weeks ago
Apple really should’ve kept the Apple logo on the chin, it makes it iconic
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DMG35 Avatar
6 weeks ago
I'd actually like it more with the logo on there.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DocMultimedia Avatar
6 weeks ago
Should've kept it.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
klasma Avatar
6 weeks ago

I don’t like logos on any products and I think it’s embarrassing to wear a product with a logo.
Good thing I stopped wearing my iMac.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
verniesgarden Avatar
6 weeks ago
fun fact about the chin, it's for putting post-it notes on.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)