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One of my favorite little features of the M1 MacBook is that the charging cable is only connected by contact enforced by magnets so that there isn't even a jack
by orlp 4y ago
One of my favorite little features of the M1 MacBook is that the charging cable is only connected by contact enforced by magnets so that there isn't even a jack that can be damaged. Pulling on the charging cable simply breaks the connection.
- sph 4y agoMagSafe is great, but it's been around since 2006 Sadly it's patented so no one else could implement in their laptop.
- pmontra 4y agoUp to 2026? And Apple could license the technology. Patents are also made for that.
- ohgodplsno 4y agoApple has shown that they are not interested in bettering the cable situation and just want you to buy overpriced cables and lock you in. If they were, they would have licensed/opened MagSafe, Thunderbolt, etc.
- crtasm 4y agoThey could licence the magsafe tech to other brands without allowing them to sell cables/chargers for Apple devices, maybe even alter the size/shape as a requirement.
- smcl 4y agoIt’s come and gone though hasn’t it? I seem to recall Apple switched to something else (USB-C?) and a few here on HN were annoyed because MagSafe was so good - I still have a ~2013 Macbook Air with magsafe that I use in the kitchen. If it’s back then that’s great news for Apple laptops - I haven’t paid attention to them for a while
- libeclipse 4y agoIt is back, yes