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Is there still a magnet on Apple remote and new Imac 27 inch

pinzel51

pinzel51

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Hey Guys,

I searched on the forum but cannot find anything :

My question is : Does the new apple remote still has a magnet in order to stick it on the side of the new imac 27 inch i5 ?

Thank you for your answer.
 
Just yesterday I tried to stick my old white plastic remote to the side of my 27 ". Does not stick anywhere, but it still works perfectly. 😀

My last iMac was white plastic, so I assume there was some type of magnetic material attached on the inside of the frame for the remote to stick to. Not so incredible to think there might be the same set up with the AL iMacs.
 
Cobalt, nickel and iron (the basis of steel) are magnetic, but steel reacts badly with Aluminium (i think?).

Cobalt and the nickel i don't know the properties of...
 
So what if magnets don't stick to aluminum. Of course it won't since there is no iron in AL. You place a magnet "under" the aluminum shell of the iMac and the remote will still stick to it. Just like as if it were plastic like the white iMacs 😉. The magnetic field will still penetrate the AL so the remote would stick. Don't know why they omitted it though on the newer models?
 
OrangeSVTguy said:
So what if magnets don't stick to aluminum. Of course it won't since there is no iron in AL. You place a magnet "under" the aluminum shell of the iMac and the remote will still stick to it. Just like as if it were plastic like the white iMacs 😉. The magnetic field will still penetrate the AL so the remote would stick. Don't know why they omitted it though on the newer models?
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well if you are like me, I have 6 of those remotes still wrapped in plastic still sitting in the boxes.
 
The glass on the screen is held in place by magnets, so if you have a remote (or other device) that has a ferrous component in it that isn't damaged by magnetic fields, you can still stick stuff to the screen.

The new aluminium remote is quite unlikely to stick to it, but if you have the older white remote, it will.

Personally I think you're slightly crazy to want to risk scratching the beautiful display/bezel.
 
On the 27" iMac, there are two spots where you can stick your remote. On the upper right and left corners...on the face of the screen (not the sides). There are spots lower on each side, but they wouldn't hold up my remote (white model).

I won't be doing this because I don't want scratches. Just place it on the stand at the bottom.
 
I was told in-store they removed the magnetic remotes because of the distance required from the magnet and the guts of the iMac and they needed the space so did away with it.
 
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