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It will not be the magsafe of old. I could see them making a magsafe adapter similar to the iphone’s, that snaps onto the back of the screen on either side.

by Joeri 6y ago

whywhywhywhy 6y ago
could even mean a magsafe charging area for your phone/airpods too
- jhayward 6y ago
  That was my assumption just upon reading the title.
- dvtrn 6y ago
  Someone recently found a patent filing from Apple suggesting this very possibility https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2021/01/apple-has-been-granted-a-pair-of-2-way-charging-patents-for-a-future-macbook-pro-that-could-recharge-idevices-and-more.html https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2021/01/apple-h...
soheil 6y ago
This makes most sense to me as the induced charging area needs to be big enough for it to work so I think that would rule out the sides as the place where the magnetic charger would snap on. But this raises another issue what happens when the charger is snapped on the back of the screen and the screen angle is adjusted, will there be a wire hanging off the screen that moves with it as I lower or raise my screen? Seems a bit un-Apple-like.
ardy42 6y ago
> It will not be the magsafe of old. I could see them making a magsafe adapter similar to the iphone’s, that snaps onto the back of the screen on either side. What would even be the point of something like that? It makes no sense, and would introduce a lot of unneeded complexity and inefficiency. Wireless charging only really makes sense on the bottom of devices. The value proposition is to give you a place to easily set the thing down and get power. Wireless charging for a laptop would mean the "antenna" is on the bottom of the machine, which you place on a desk-sized charging pad.
- Joeri 6y ago
  But then you would be back to the problem of a yank on the power cord throwing the laptop on the floor. At least with usb c you have a chance that it unplugs. With a bottom charging mat there’s no chance. What would be the point?
cududa 6y ago
If you bothered to read the article it said that’s not the case

It will not be the magsafe of old. I could see them making a magsafe adapter similar to the iphone’s, that snaps onto the back of the screen on either side.

by Joeri 6y ago

It will not be the magsafe of old. I could see them making a magsafe adapter similar to the iphone’s, that snaps onto the back of the screen on either side.

whywhywhywhy 6y ago

could even mean a magsafe charging area for your phone/airpods too

jhayward 6y ago
That was my assumption just upon reading the title.
dvtrn 6y ago
Someone recently found a patent filing from Apple suggesting this very possibility https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2021/01/apple-has-been-granted-a-pair-of-2-way-charging-patents-for-a-future-macbook-pro-that-could-recharge-idevices-and-more.html https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2021/01/apple-h...

soheil 6y ago

This makes most sense to me as the induced charging area needs to be big enough for it to work so I think that would rule out the sides as the place where the magnetic charger would snap on. But this raises another issue what happens when the charger is snapped on the back of the screen and the screen angle is adjusted, will there be a wire hanging off the screen that moves with it as I lower or raise my screen? Seems a bit un-Apple-like.

ardy42 6y ago

> It will not be the magsafe of old. I could see them making a magsafe adapter similar to the iphone’s, that snaps onto the back of the screen on either side. What would even be the point of something like that? It makes no sense, and would introduce a lot of unneeded complexity and inefficiency. Wireless charging only really makes sense on the bottom of devices. The value proposition is to give you a place to easily set the thing down and get power. Wireless charging for a laptop would mean the "antenna" is on the bottom of the machine, which you place on a desk-sized charging pad.

Joeri 6y ago
But then you would be back to the problem of a yank on the power cord throwing the laptop on the floor. At least with usb c you have a chance that it unplugs. With a bottom charging mat there’s no chance. What would be the point?

cududa 6y ago

If you bothered to read the article it said that’s not the case