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> "iMac comes with a new power connector that attaches magnetically and a beautifully woven 2-meter-long color-matched cable." Magsafe for a stationary compute
by manigandham 6y ago
> "iMac comes with a new power connector that attaches magnetically and a beautifully woven 2-meter-long color-matched cable."
Magsafe for a stationary computer...
- labster 6y agoDoes this mean the power supply is external now, and sits on the floor or in the outlet? Because that case is awfully thin.
- websites2323 6y agoYes. This is the case. And the versions that come with Ethernet have the Ethernet port on that brick.
- amlib 6y agoSo is it Power over Ethernet or Ethernet over Power? heheh
- toxik 6y agoThat’s really disappointing.
- ceejayoz 6y agoCould you elaborate?
- glial 6y agoThat's pretty cool! I never would've thought of that. Nice to have one fewer cable to pull up onto the desk.
- O_o_O_o_0 6y agoapparently they copied it from the chromebook brick which had an ethernet
- minimaxir 6y agoIt wasn't marketed as Magsafe in the presentation, more as a convenience feature.
- collsni 6y agoJust another proprietary cable for them to sell. It is so funny the fan base just goes along with it too.
- coldtea 6y agoContrary to your conspiracy theory, they did change all power cables to USB-C on later Mac laptops. And people and reviewers lamented the loss of the proprietary MagSafe power...
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoRight, because people typically need to buy several power cables over the lifetime of their desktop computer since they tend to break so often.
- yarcob 6y agoNo, but you might need a longer power cable. Hope you don't mind an extension cord and a weird box dangling somewhere! But at least the computer looks sleeker now!
- pertymcpert 6y agoIsn't that a good trade off? Most people would love a better looking computer for their living room.
- yarcob 6y agoI can only speak for myself, and I hate power bricks with a passion. You need to find a place to hide them, they are annoying when cleaning, and they are annoying when you move devices (need to untangle not only cable but also power brick). Why get an all-in-one when it requires attaching a box to it? I might as well get a Mac mini at that point (which still has a built in PSU)
- pertymcpert 6y ago
- Ashanmaril 6y agoI mean, the idea with MagSafe is that if someone trips over it, it won't yank the device to the ground, so that still applies to stationary devices. But on the other hand, I'm not sure who has a desktop computer with cords draped across areas people are walking.
- Pet_Ant 6y agoCats. They walk everywhere. Especially keyboards
- orangecat 6y agoIndeed. I'm taking a break now because my cat decided my work laptop is nice and warm.
- JohnWhigham 6y agoWhich makes you wonder: why the hell did they remove it from the MBP...only to re-introduce it to another product 3 years later? Do different product teams just not talk to each other at Apple?
- tqkxzugoaupvwqr 6y agoMaybe they reverted their decision and will re-introduce it also to the laptop line.
- justusthane 6y agoThat's what I'm hoping!
- BitwiseFool 6y agoJony Ive is no longer working at Apple and he was the God-King of industrial design. I suspect the MagSafe charger disappeared because of his efforts to make USB-C the one cable to rule them all. But after all the trouble with dongles and the butterfly keyboards I suspect more sensible heads have taken over and we can have these nice things again.
- cptskippy 6y agoI can see that being a benefit in an open office floor plan where the back of your desk is exposed to the people in front of you.
- taldo 6y agoI would think they just couldn't fit a standard IEC C-14 AC connector in such a slim package.
- Eric_WVGG 6y agoIt's not even close. The plug portion of those connectors is 18.5mm deep, the iMac is 11.5mm deep.
- slg 6y agoThe lightness, size, wireless connectivity, and boot speed of this device makes it more likely to move around the house than a traditional desktop or even the recent iMacs. I could certainly imagine scenarios in which someone purchases multiple power cables, plugs them in throughout the house, and then brings the computer from their desk into the kitchen while making dinner or something. That is already a common practice with iPads and physically this is basically just an iPad attached to a stand.
- manigandham 6y agoExcept this doesn't have a battery, touchscreen or keyboard attached. It seems extremely unlikely for someone to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet for this price.
- burlesona 6y agoI think you'd be surprised. I've seen a few people with iMacs who treat them as portables and move them around a lot, and I kind of get it. It's a size that's big enough to be a nice screen for just about any room, and small and light enough that moving it doesn't feel like a big hassle. Really, having to plug it in is the only drawback, but for a lot of people the laptop always stays plugged in as well, so this isn't a total dealbreaker. The fact that it isn't a touchscreen and you need to move the keyboard and mouse is more of a hassle to that kind of use IMO.
- slg 6y ago>Except this doesn't have a battery Hence the Magsafe. >touchscreen or keyboard attached Hence the updates to the wireless keyboard, touchpad, and mouse. >Seems extremely unlikely to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet given the price. This is the wrong way to think about these features. Yes, if this is your only use case for the device you are better off with a laptop or tablet. If this is something you do occasionally, but you primary use case is for a desktop, the iMac can now serve both uses and save you from purchasing a second device.
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- burlesona 6y agoIt wasn't marketed as MagSafe, just as a magnetic connector. And why not? Magnetic connectors are awesome. Also, putting the power brick on the floor and extending it so you can route ethernet up to the desk via a single cable is a nice idea. I hope that is a hit with customers and they expand it to other systems (namely MBP) in the future, I wouldn't mind having a couple USB-C ports down there too.
- hajile 6y agoInductive chargers have quite a bit of energy loss and introduce extra heat into the system while also increasing production cost.
- MikeCapone 6y agoThis isn't inductive charging, though. Just a magnet that keeps the physical wired connection together.
- jrochkind1 6y agoI wonder if magsafe will be back on future laptops? I miss it!