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All kinds of reasons - my biggest one being why MagSafe was invented in the first place; I know my power cord is run across the living room due to a lack of pow

All kinds of reasons - my biggest one being why MagSafe was invented in the first place; I know my power cord is run across the living room due to a lack of power outlets in my 70-year-old apartment, and gets tripped over regularly. Not to mention a proprietary charger can free up a USB port for additional peripherals.

waheoo 6y ago
For those that don't get it, CPUs can only have so many USB-c ports wired up, it's all trade offs. Wiring a charger through different circuitry gives you an extra port. It's also easier to pump more wattage through and tends to be a bit more durable because thicker connectors can be used.
- dmitriid 6y ago
  > For those that don't get it, CPUs can only have so many USB-c ports wired up I don't get it. Why? And how many is "so many"?
kube-system 6y ago
Tripping over a power cable was a problem created by a battery life that was shorter than a work day, IMO. I have been charging my M1 Mac at night, like my phone.
- behnamoh 6y ago
  Wait a couple years and you can say goodbye to your MBA superb battery capacity. Mine is now at 70% after only 3 years and less than 400 cycles. For all the buzz it receives, Apple does not really provide the highest quality. I’ve concluded that: “Apple gives you awesome first impression and terrible relationship in the long term.”
  - angott 6y ago
    This is a problem with all laptop batteries, not just Apple batteries.
    - behnamoh 6y ago
      I'm saying that the OP's reasoning for lack of magsafe is not relevant.
  - foldr 6y ago
    >Mine is now at 70% after only 3 year 70% of an M1 Macbook's battery capacity would still be enough to get you through a typical work day!
  - kube-system 6y ago
    > “Apple gives you awesome first impression and terrible relationship in the long term.” I’ve always heard the opposite. And in fact, my M1 Mac replaces an almost decade old MacBook.
mixmastamyk 6y ago
A power strip might help.

waheoo 6y ago

For those that don't get it, CPUs can only have so many USB-c ports wired up, it's all trade offs. Wiring a charger through different circuitry gives you an extra port. It's also easier to pump more wattage through and tends to be a bit more durable because thicker connectors can be used.

dmitriid 6y ago
> For those that don't get it, CPUs can only have so many USB-c ports wired up I don't get it. Why? And how many is "so many"?

kube-system 6y ago

Tripping over a power cable was a problem created by a battery life that was shorter than a work day, IMO. I have been charging my M1 Mac at night, like my phone.

behnamoh 6y ago
Wait a couple years and you can say goodbye to your MBA superb battery capacity. Mine is now at 70% after only 3 years and less than 400 cycles. For all the buzz it receives, Apple does not really provide the highest quality. I’ve concluded that: “Apple gives you awesome first impression and terrible relationship in the long term.”
- angott 6y ago
  This is a problem with all laptop batteries, not just Apple batteries.
  - behnamoh 6y ago
    I'm saying that the OP's reasoning for lack of magsafe is not relevant.
- foldr 6y ago
  >Mine is now at 70% after only 3 year 70% of an M1 Macbook's battery capacity would still be enough to get you through a typical work day!
- kube-system 6y ago
  > “Apple gives you awesome first impression and terrible relationship in the long term.” I’ve always heard the opposite. And in fact, my M1 Mac replaces an almost decade old MacBook.

mixmastamyk 6y ago

A power strip might help.