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Had a 2011 Macbook Pro. Was always very nice to the charger, never abusing or dropping it. But Apple's decision with all their cabling to not incorporate strain
by engi_nerd 11y ago
Had a 2011 Macbook Pro. Was always very nice to the charger, never abusing or dropping it. But Apple's decision with all their cabling to not incorporate strain relief was frustrating. I went through four chargers in four years.
Why does Apple continue to ignore strain relief on their cabling?
- toomuchtodo 11y ago> Why does Apple continue to ignore strain relief on their cabling? Form > Function
- imglorp 11y agoRevenue > Form > Function
- spike021 11y agoOdd. I have a 2011 MBP as well and over four years of constant use in school (plugging in the charger at the dorm, unplugging and throwing it into my bag, plugging it in in class, removing, etc. in various places) it's held up. I use it now with my newer Macbook (just needed to get the magsafe 2 adapter dongle).
- engi_nerd 11y agoIt wouldn't have been so bad if you weren't paying for the high-quality engineering inside the charger itself. You get really nice, clean power out of them, but when you go through a charger every year, $80 is a little painful.
- scott_karana 11y ago> Why does Apple continue to ignore strain relief on their cabling? The 43% profit margin mentioned in the article definitely won't incentivize them to improve.