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As much as I like the fun factor of my magnetic 2nd gen case, it is inherently flawed. The magnets attract magnetic particles, and as the lid is repeatedly clos
by Tildey 5y ago
As much as I like the fun factor of my magnetic 2nd gen case, it is inherently flawed. The magnets attract magnetic particles, and as the lid is repeatedly closed they're slowly beaten into the plastic and I've never been able to get those marks out. I imagine with a manget-free hinge this would be severely minimised, as everywhere outside of the magnets there is basically no staining.
- sQL_inject 5y agowell the magnet you're referring to are closure magnets, not the hinge magnet. You can see them on iFixit's teardown as black rectangles. Those magnets attract gnarly metallic bits which, yes, permanently make marks on the surfaces of the interior. Airpods OG vs. Pro for comparison. Both have closure magnets, I think the primary reason to move away from them was space, based on the internals. https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/f3k1ysoFjvJ5xoF5.large https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/f3k1ysoFjvJ5xoF5.lar... https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/DSCA4bK5SAlTVGtn.large https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/DSCA4bK5SAlTVGtn.lar...