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What if I told you this isn't an either or. You can have both usb-c and magsafe charging in the same laptop.
by dlp211 7y ago
What if I told you this isn't an either or. You can have both usb-c and magsafe charging in the same laptop.
- lukewrites 7y ago> Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
- EL_Loco 7y agoIf my laptop already had usb-c and could be charged through it, why would I want an extra, different format charging port? Why not add a micro-usb one, for three different charging ports?
- jakereps 7y agoI read their message as saying USB-C with MagSafe technology to prevent the cord from pulling the machine off your desk if tripped over, and not two separate ports. Basically as it exists but a modification to the cable or connector to have magnetic breakaways or something?
- EL_Loco 7y agoCould be, yeah, but I can't see how to implement that with USB's friction model of retention.
- darkpuma 7y agoPresumably people think the magsafe connection is better. I wonder about that though. I have a magsafe mac and my cable wears out after a year or two. Do the USB-C charging cables have the same problem?
- w0mbat 7y agoMagsafe 2 seems better than either version of Magsafe 1 (there was straight and then right-angled). I broke a ton of those Magsafe 1 chargers over the years, have yet to break a Magsafe 2 charger.
- apetrovic 7y agoProbably, but why? When every laptop had it's own proprietary charging cable, MagSafe was the best. But I'll take standard charging cable over proprietary every time. I don't feel any need for MagSafe and I don't want MagSafe socket on my laptop (because I think that would made already slow USB-C adoption slower)
- soapdog 7y agoMy laptop, a Surface Go, can be charged either with USB C or with the little flimsy microsoft magnetic connector. I like having both options. At home, my surface dock uses that connection so I didn't need to buy new hardware when I upgraded to the Surface Go. When travelling, I carry its own proprietary charger which charges faster than USBC. When going to coffee shops or small co-working sessions, I carry either a battery pack with USB C PD or a USB C charger that is smaller than its own proprietary one and also charges my phone. I enjoy having options and using the best for the occasion.
- hypertexthero 7y agoBecause with MagSafe when someone trips on the power cord your laptop doesn’t crash to the ground.
- apetrovic 7y agoMan, Mac users are the clumsiest beings on the World. Macs are what? Below 7% market share? And somehow 7%, based on constant whining, trips over their power cords much more than the silent 93% of the population. You have a computer with four sockets on both sides, you can plug into each of these holes a standard (non-Apple) cable, on the other side of the cable can be a standard USB-C (non-Apple) charger or a battery pack that can charge your laptop together with your phone and your gadgets. And yet, that's much less important than the glorified party trick.
- acdha 7y agoDoes this really need to be trolled into a Mac-PC flamewar? MagSafe was popular (and widely recognized as a good feature even by PC users) because people use laptops in crowded places, have pets and kids, etc. Nobody is saying that USB-C doesn't have strengths but this was a feature which many people felt valuable for valid reasons. It's also annoying to lose since it'd be an easy change to fix by putting the safety release on the charger so you'd have the same protection in the most common configuration.
- lancewiggs 7y agoIndeed - there are USB-C charger cables with this functionality. I got one and quickly ignored it as the standard cables are so much easier.