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Not sure if you knew this, but there’s a bunch of companies who make MagSafe like USB-C cables. Not only do you get the safety benefits of a magnetic breakaway
by jsjohnst 9y ago
Not sure if you knew this, but there’s a bunch of companies who make MagSafe like USB-C cables. Not only do you get the safety benefits of a magnetic breakaway cable, you also get the benefit of it not being proprietary.
I find it ironic that everyone always beats up on Apple for having proprietary connectors (more for phone admittedly), but then when Apple does do something standard, they still get beat up. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t I guess.
Personally I love that it’s USB-C as now I can use an external battery with my Mac when I need extended run time without having to pay super premium prices for something like HyperMac’s old system. That and the fact I can plug power in on either side is a huge plus to me.
- coldtea 9y ago>I find it ironic that everyone always beats up on Apple for having proprietary connectors (more for phone admittedly), but then when Apple does do something standard, they still get beat up. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t I guess. Or, one can think of it as "judging each case on its individual merits". For other stuff, it makes less sense to have a proprietary connector, whereas for magsafe it provided something good.