Why not allow both? We're both speculating, but they gain nothing by removing USB-C charging and then can sell Apple branded battery packs down the road or at least say they support it. Tim Cook's apple seems more open to playing nicely with others.
Magsafe was awesome. Everyone loved it. It worked precisely as designed, produced less wear and tear from daily proper usage, and has saved MANY laptops. Not only was it effective, it just 'felt' cool to hear that snap when you got the cable close enough
Magsafe was awesome. Everyone loved it. It worked precisely as designed, produced less wear and tear from daily proper usage, and has saved MANY laptops.
Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
Not only was it effective, it just 'felt' cool to hear that snap when you got the cable close enough.
Can't argue with you here. Typical Apple user I guess. The real reason to use Apple is because of how it feels. It doesn't matter how crappy or overpriced the product is, as long as it feels good.
Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
If you've never seen a laptop or any device fall because someone tripped on a cable, I would guess you haven't used it very often near kids, in airports, conference rooms at conventions or large companies, dogs, even my cat, and especially my wife.
My wife drops hers all the time. It's a serious risk if you use one on a couch or bed. Also, with kids and dogs running around, you get up, place it on the coffee table and someone runs near it and sends it on the floor. Only adults who are paying attention tend to be mindful of the cables running across the floor. It never really broke, I suppose, but there are dents and gashes from these incidents.
It also happens in the office after someone is in marathon meetings, which our managers usually are, they need to charge up their laptop and either there's no outlet on the conference table or they're filled up, so they have to plug it into the wall. Then the stragglers come in and tend to be clumsier. (back pre-COVID when we went into offices)
Can't argue with you here. Typical Apple user I guess. The real reason to use Apple is because of how it feels. It doesn't matter how crappy or overpriced the product is, as long as it feels good.
You know most of big tech uses Apple laptops, right? For me, it's my programming workstation issued by my employer. I didn't choose it. Does putting down people who buy the best selling laptop somehow make you feel better about yourself?
You're welcome to your opinion, but magsafe was pretty awesome. I've worn out 2 USB-C ports on phones already. I'm nervous that a few years down the road, the same will happen to any laptop. I've never worn out or seen anyone at work wear out a magsafe. There's no moving parts, no click. It seems pretty robust from what I can tell. I tend to keep my devices for 5 years or more, so durability matters to me. I hope they retain USB-C charging, but if I could have both magsafe and USB-C, I'd rely on magsafe, both to reduce wear, and especially any time I use it away from a desk, like an airport, bed, couch, etc
Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
If you've never seen a laptop or any device fall because someone tripped on a cable, I would guess you haven't used it very often near kids, in airports, conference rooms at conventions or large companies, dogs, even my cat, and especially my wife.
I do that all the time, yes. Except being near your cat and wife.
You know most of big tech uses Apple laptops, right? For me, it's my programming workstation issued by my employer.
Even if it were true, it doesn't make it the typical Apple user. Apple's market share in the corporate world is even lower than its global share.
the best selling laptop
Again not sure if it really is the single best selling laptop (which one? the Mac Book Air?), but given it probably has something like 5% of the market, I don't see what is your point. That the competition (non-Apple PC makers) is healthy and divided between many different brands and models people can
Some people are happy paying more for a better product. Some people are happy paying less for a "good enough" product. That's market segmentation, and people in both segments are both right, for what they want.
The problem with Apple is that many people would can't afford it spend way too much money on iDevices. As a shareholder, I'm glad. But from a society perspective I find it pathetic.
The only problem I've run into with MagSafe, is that after a 2 years or so (or actually depending on the environment you have it in), it seems to stop working. What is happening is that there is just enough dust and lint in the MagSafe connector in the MacBook that it won't charge. Sometimes the light won't turn green. My employer bought a few replacement MagSafe plugs and they worked just a few weeks and failed. Then we noticed the dust, we used one of those air blowers used to clean keyboards on the MagSa
Only through hard work and perseverance can one truly suffer.
Proprietary or Nothing (Score:5, Interesting)
Why not both? (Score:5, Interesting)
Magsafe was awesome. Everyone loved it. It worked precisely as designed, produced less wear and tear from daily proper usage, and has saved MANY laptops. Not only was it effective, it just 'felt' cool to hear that snap when you got the cable close enough
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Magsafe was awesome. Everyone loved it. It worked precisely as designed, produced less wear and tear from daily proper usage, and has saved MANY laptops.
Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
Not only was it effective, it just 'felt' cool to hear that snap when you got the cable close enough.
Can't argue with you here. Typical Apple user I guess. The real reason to use Apple is because of how it feels. It doesn't matter how crappy or overpriced the product is, as long as it feels good.
Mabye you have not been around kids, dogs or wives (Score:2)
Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
If you've never seen a laptop or any device fall because someone tripped on a cable, I would guess you haven't used it very often near kids, in airports, conference rooms at conventions or large companies, dogs, even my cat, and especially my wife. My wife drops hers all the time. It's a serious risk if you use one on a couch or bed. Also, with kids and dogs running around, you get up, place it on the coffee table and someone runs near it and sends it on the floor. Only adults who are paying attention tend to be mindful of the cables running across the floor. It never really broke, I suppose, but there are dents and gashes from these incidents.
It also happens in the office after someone is in marathon meetings, which our managers usually are, they need to charge up their laptop and either there's no outlet on the conference table or they're filled up, so they have to plug it into the wall. Then the stragglers come in and tend to be clumsier. (back pre-COVID when we went into offices)
Can't argue with you here. Typical Apple user I guess. The real reason to use Apple is because of how it feels. It doesn't matter how crappy or overpriced the product is, as long as it feels good.
You know most of big tech uses Apple laptops, right? For me, it's my programming workstation issued by my employer. I didn't choose it. Does putting down people who buy the best selling laptop somehow make you feel better about yourself?
You're welcome to your opinion, but magsafe was pretty awesome. I've worn out 2 USB-C ports on phones already. I'm nervous that a few years down the road, the same will happen to any laptop. I've never worn out or seen anyone at work wear out a magsafe. There's no moving parts, no click. It seems pretty robust from what I can tell. I tend to keep my devices for 5 years or more, so durability matters to me. I hope they retain USB-C charging, but if I could have both magsafe and USB-C, I'd rely on magsafe, both to reduce wear, and especially any time I use it away from a desk, like an airport, bed, couch, etc
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Never heard anyone saying his laptop broke because of lack of magsafe. Never.
If you've never seen a laptop or any device fall because someone tripped on a cable, I would guess you haven't used it very often near kids, in airports, conference rooms at conventions or large companies, dogs, even my cat, and especially my wife.
I do that all the time, yes. Except being near your cat and wife.
You know most of big tech uses Apple laptops, right? For me, it's my programming workstation issued by my employer.
Even if it were true, it doesn't make it the typical Apple user. Apple's market share in the corporate world is even lower than its global share.
the best selling laptop
Again not sure if it really is the single best selling laptop (which one? the Mac Book Air?), but given it probably has something like 5% of the market, I don't see what is your point. That the competition (non-Apple PC makers) is healthy and divided between many different brands and models people can
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Some people are happy paying more for a better product. Some people are happy paying less for a "good enough" product. That's market segmentation, and people in both segments are both right, for what they want.
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The problem with Apple is that many people would can't afford it spend way too much money on iDevices. As a shareholder, I'm glad. But from a society perspective I find it pathetic.
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