Magnetic Charging? That's a little misleading. I thought they were bringing induction charging to the laptop, but it's just a magnetic power connector, like they used to have. There are plenty of magnetic male-female USB-C doohickeys. Yes we need another proprietary charger again. Thanks Apple!
Proprietary or not, MagSafe was really good and it was unfortunate that it was lost in the USB-C transition. Ideally they'd support both MagSafe and USB-C charging.
Sort of good. Plagued with premature failures, partly because there was no strain relief at the connector - much like any Apple charger ever. There was a class action lawsuit about it. It was a great idea, but a mediocre implementation.
Sort of good. Plagued with premature failures, partly because there was no strain relief at the connector - much like any Apple charger ever. There was a class action lawsuit about it. It was a great idea, but a mediocre implementation.
The lack of strain relief wasn't the main problem. The main problem was that you couldn't replace the cord when it failed; you had to replace the entire $80 brick because a $5 cable went bad.:-(
But now, they have to keep manufacturing USB-C power supplies anyway, realistically, so this is the perfect opportunity to consolidate their power supply designs by building a single set of USB-C chargers, and selling replaceable MagSafe cables that can connect them to your Mac, or use normal USB-C cables if you pr
It really was the main problem. How many other brands of laptop have you EVER needed to worry about the plug end fraying? The only reason it needs to be replaceable is because it was a defective design to begin with.
It really was the main problem. How many other brands of laptop have you EVER needed to worry about the plug end fraying? The only reason it needs to be replaceable is because it was a defective design to begin with.
It wasn't a problem at all. Apple actually put quite a bit of strain relief into subsequent versions of the design (the version with L connectors, as opposed to T connectors). They still failed. Frequently. Strain reliefs do help with wires breaking at the spot where the wire goes in, but if the cable isn't strong enough, strain reliefs just shift the new point of breakage to the end of the strain relief, and that's exactly what happens with Apple's cables.
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Proprietary or not, MagSafe was really good and it was unfortunate that it was lost in the USB-C transition. Ideally they'd support both MagSafe and USB-C charging.
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Sort of good. Plagued with premature failures, partly because there was no strain relief at the connector - much like any Apple charger ever. There was a class action lawsuit about it. It was a great idea, but a mediocre implementation.
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Sort of good. Plagued with premature failures, partly because there was no strain relief at the connector - much like any Apple charger ever. There was a class action lawsuit about it. It was a great idea, but a mediocre implementation.
The lack of strain relief wasn't the main problem. The main problem was that you couldn't replace the cord when it failed; you had to replace the entire $80 brick because a $5 cable went bad. :-(
But now, they have to keep manufacturing USB-C power supplies anyway, realistically, so this is the perfect opportunity to consolidate their power supply designs by building a single set of USB-C chargers, and selling replaceable MagSafe cables that can connect them to your Mac, or use normal USB-C cables if you pr
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It really was the main problem. How many other brands of laptop have you EVER needed to worry about the plug end fraying? The only reason it needs to be replaceable is because it was a defective design to begin with.
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It really was the main problem. How many other brands of laptop have you EVER needed to worry about the plug end fraying? The only reason it needs to be replaceable is because it was a defective design to begin with.
It wasn't a problem at all. Apple actually put quite a bit of strain relief into subsequent versions of the design (the version with L connectors, as opposed to T connectors). They still failed. Frequently. Strain reliefs do help with wires breaking at the spot where the wire goes in, but if the cable isn't strong enough, strain reliefs just shift the new point of breakage to the end of the strain relief, and that's exactly what happens with Apple's cables.
The real design flaw in the cable was the decis