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Have you ever had that be a problem though? In my experience USB (any type) pulls out anyway. I do find MagSafe appealing, but not enough, not if it's not what

by OJFord 2y ago

Have you ever had that be a problem though? In my experience USB (any type) pulls out anyway. I do find MagSafe appealing, but not enough, not if it's not what everyone's using. If it were a feature of USB-C it'd be great; as a separate thing, no, I'd rather have a non-magnetic USB-C. (Haven't used the MagSafe port or cable on mine yet, and don't expect to.)

zamadatix 2y ago
Pulling away has generally been fine but I've had USB C cables break due to shearing (laptop at the edge of the table and someone swings their hand while walking past). It doesn't seem break the port thankfully but I do carry a MagSafe cable with me if I remember. The nice thing is if I forget I can still just use USB C again. To be honest the most appealing thing isn't even the accident prevention, it's one of those "slight interaction improvements for something you do hundreds of times over the year" type things in that you bring the cable near and it just clips in, you pull the laptop away or push a little in any direction and it just pops out. Is it a big deal compared to tugging out for a type C cable? No. Is it nice? Yeah.
- Lawrence001 2y ago
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svieira 2y ago
:raises-hand: Yes, I have bent the charging portion of my USB-C on a Mac before but have had zero trouble with the MagSafe versions
ghostpepper 2y ago
USB-C pulls out cleanly only if you pull the cable in a direction roughly parallel to the insertion axis. MagSafe can be pulled from any direction and disconnects cleanly without damage.
kstenerud 2y ago
I've ruined one laptop usb-c port and almost ruined a second from tripping over the cable or the laptop falling off a table and yanking the cord out at a bad angle. The magnetic connectors are awesome! I use them in every laptop. You can buy magnetic adapters super cheap on Amazon.
2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
Yes. MagSafe should never have been removed. I can literally just ignore where the power cable is.
BurningFrog 2y ago
I probably haven't, but that's far from the point for me. The big thing is I don't have to have the discipline to always be careful where the charging cable is and adjust my movements to keep it untouched. Cables are cheap. One less thing to worry about is priceless.
MBCook 2y ago
MagSafe saved my butt a few times in the past. Full disclosure that was pre-USB-C. I haven’t “tested” USB-C in that way. But it’s a really great feature. And frees up a USB-C port for other use.
- OJFord 2y ago
  I agree it's a great feature, it just doesn't trump 'universal' for me. At my desk I want one cable to plug in, and MagSafe can't be it. Travelling if I take USB-C it can charge my phone and earphones too, transfer data if I needed to even. It's just never going to be such a great feature for me to bother finding/carrying the different & extra cable, personally.

by OJFord 2y ago

zamadatix 2y ago

Pulling away has generally been fine but I've had USB C cables break due to shearing (laptop at the edge of the table and someone swings their hand while walking past). It doesn't seem break the port thankfully but I do carry a MagSafe cable with me if I remember. The nice thing is if I forget I can still just use USB C again. To be honest the most appealing thing isn't even the accident prevention, it's one of those "slight interaction improvements for something you do hundreds of times over the year" type things in that you bring the cable near and it just clips in, you pull the laptop away or push a little in any direction and it just pops out. Is it a big deal compared to tugging out for a type C cable? No. Is it nice? Yeah.

Lawrence001 2y ago
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svieira 2y ago

:raises-hand: Yes, I have bent the charging portion of my USB-C on a Mac before but have had zero trouble with the MagSafe versions

ghostpepper 2y ago

USB-C pulls out cleanly only if you pull the cable in a direction roughly parallel to the insertion axis. MagSafe can be pulled from any direction and disconnects cleanly without damage.

kstenerud 2y ago

I've ruined one laptop usb-c port and almost ruined a second from tripping over the cable or the laptop falling off a table and yanking the cord out at a bad angle. The magnetic connectors are awesome! I use them in every laptop. You can buy magnetic adapters super cheap on Amazon.

2muchcoffeeman 2y ago

Yes. MagSafe should never have been removed. I can literally just ignore where the power cable is.

BurningFrog 2y ago

I probably haven't, but that's far from the point for me. The big thing is I don't have to have the discipline to always be careful where the charging cable is and adjust my movements to keep it untouched. Cables are cheap. One less thing to worry about is priceless.

MBCook 2y ago

MagSafe saved my butt a few times in the past. Full disclosure that was pre-USB-C. I haven’t “tested” USB-C in that way. But it’s a really great feature. And frees up a USB-C port for other use.

OJFord 2y ago
I agree it's a great feature, it just doesn't trump 'universal' for me. At my desk I want one cable to plug in, and MagSafe can't be it. Travelling if I take USB-C it can charge my phone and earphones too, transfer data if I needed to even. It's just never going to be such a great feature for me to bother finding/carrying the different & extra cable, personally.