Apple Silicon iMac logo on the chin was probably tested, but ultimately skipped
A new image has surfaced, showing an iMac screen with an Apple logo on its "chin," suggesting that Apple scrapped the design at some point in the process.
An Apple Silicon iMac vs an Intel-based iMac
2021 ushered in a big redesign for Apple's iMac. Powered by Apple's M1 chip, the New iMac was thinner and objectively more colorful than its Intel-based predecessor.
It also lacked something the previous iMac had -- a large Apple logo on its "chin," -- the space directly below the display. However, there's a chance that Apple may have considered incorporating that element -- at least until it didn't.
Fun fact: before the EVT Stage development of AppleSilicon iMac, they've planned to put an Apple logo under the screen. Then they removed it until today. #AppleInternal pic.twitter.com/sivIRzegNh
-- Kosutami (@Kosutami_Ito)
A leaker named Kosutami_Ito has shared an image on X, stating that the company had tested a prototype of the iMac with that logo. At some point in production, the company seemingly decided to change course.
While it's hard to tell if the image shows legitimate iMac screens or third-party replacements, the statement isn't exactly earth-shattering. It wouldn't be particularly unusual to discover that Apple had a few iterations of what it wanted the screen to look like before the design was finalized.
Kosutami_Ito often posts prototypes which appear authentic, but are hard to confirm the provenance. They also periodically try other leaks, but with a mixed track record on those.
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That said. I’d love them to do not just product name but model number, configuration text in a nice neat sexy bit of screen printed text. First time I noticed it on polestar cars it was a revelation. That is a company that has faith in everything they do. But I might be biased by dealing with to many older macs over the years.