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Never had this issue with my late 2011 MBP and my 2017 MBP. Both MagSafe chargers are in tact. The 2011 one outlasted the computer.

• dijit 5y ago
  I've also never frayed an actual Apple cable, but I've had some non-apple cables that didn't last very long. But, maybe part of that is understanding that the Apple ones suck? I know they've picked form over function for the strain relief, so I make a subconscious effort not to strain them. My ex-girlfriends charger didn't last very long, but mine (from 2011) is still quite well maintained, though darkened and discoloured with age. Ugh, this sounds like I'm saying "you're holding it wrong" but, what I mean is that maybe we have a bit of survivorship bias here and because we tried to keep our cables in good shape. I highly suspect too, that Apple is using eco-friendly plastics in the cables, which might be part of why they degrade so poorly, even when not strained at the ends.
  • wil421 5y ago
    Yea my wife’s cables don’t last long. I think it’s the way people curl it up. Anker probably makes the better 3rd party cables. Other brands on Amazon are far worse. I try not to buy 3rd party cables for my laptops but will by them for phones and tablets.
• randomdata 5y ago
  The charger from my 2009 MBP has its cable perfectly intact; looks brand new. The charger from my 2012 model disintegrated at both ends. They lived similar lives. I have to think the material quality declined somewhere in there.