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It's amazing how much Apple sweat the details on the magsafe plug on the computer side but so little to part that goes into the wall. It's near impossible to u
by slantyyz 13y ago
It's amazing how much Apple sweat the details on the magsafe plug on the computer side but so little to part that goes into the wall.
It's near impossible to use the two prong plug in many situations (i.e. crowded power bars, outlets that are too far for the short thin wire to reach), so I have to carry the unwieldy 3 prong extension with me all the time, and it doesn't wrap so nicely around the brick in the same way the thin wire to the laptop does.
In all fairness, the Surface Pro's power brick can be just as stupid. Too short on both ends.
- larrys 13y ago"so I have to carry the unwieldy 3 prong extension with me all the time" You can get one of those short 1 foot lightweight cord extenders (search amazon for "cord extender")
- slantyyz 13y agoThe thing is, the length of the 3 prong extension cord is a good length (4 feet?). The power cord problems occur most when I visit a client who puts me at a desk where the power outlet is not in a convenient place and is full of other junk that I can't just unplug. One foot is not going to cut it, and and a four foot cord is just going to be as unwieldy as Apple's 3-prong, which came with my computer. The only two laptop manufacturers that I've ever had issues for cord length are Apple and Microsoft (Surface Pro).