Having to replace a whole $80 proprietary charging brick because the cable connection frayed was a pretty shitty deal.
Having to replace a whole $80 proprietary charging brick because the cable connection frayed was a pretty shitty deal.
Since Apple never licensed out MagSafe, the market has been full of poorly built counterfeits rather than anything from reputable manufacturers. That’s another thing I don’t miss.
Anyway, I’d bet there’s still some market for used MagSafe chargers to be used with older macs whose chargers have frayed.
The option we have now are magnetic breakaway USB-C nubs, but I've been hesitant to jump on that train because of stories about them breaking off in ports, short circuiting, or failing to connect properly. And especially if you have a 15" MBP with the 87W power brick, I don't think they can handle that amount of power.
Eventually I hope to see some well made versions of that from known good vendors, but even things like Griffin BreakSafe have crappy reviews right now.
I hate Apple.