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The old style magsafe adapters is one of the best features of mac laptops. I'm still surprised that other manufacturers haven't followed suit.
by calebjohnclark 14y ago
The old style magsafe adapters is one of the best features of mac laptops. I'm still surprised that other manufacturers haven't followed suit.
- parbo 14y agoI assume it's patented.
- cllns 14y agoIndeed it is: http://www.google.com/patents?id=vR-pAAAAEBAJ http://www.google.com/patents?id=vR-pAAAAEBAJ
- AlexandrB 14y agoOther manufacturers have! Just not laptop manufacturers: http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/03/deep.fryers/ http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/03/deep.fryers/ http://www.amazon.com/Presto-09982-Magnetic-Deep-Fryer/dp/B000EPKB3W http://www.amazon.com/Presto-09982-Magnetic-Deep-Fryer/dp/B0... Edit: Incidentally, I always assumed this is where Apple got the idea in the first place.
- k33l0r 14y agoDon't magnetic connectors on deep fat fryers famously pre-date MagSafe? MagSafe (according to Wikipedia): 2006 The above CNN article: 2001
- eugenekaneko 14y agoThe concept of MagSafe has been around for decades. My old water pot from Japan had it. The only innovation here is Apple repurposing it for laptop computers.
- k33l0r 14y agoAnd yet Apple has a patent on it… Not sure what to make of that.
- gergles 14y agoThe patent office will grant you a patent on $anything, as long as you add "...on a computer" or "...on the internet" or "...over a cellular network".
- pooriaazimi 14y agoAnd maybe (I don't know nothing about magnets) the fact that their magnet are very close to other silicon chips inside the MacBook AND the LCD display (It's LED, but technically they're almost the same).
- vacri 14y agoMagnets in laptops aren't a problem - spinning disc hard drives have strong magnets in them.