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MagSafe WAS great, and now they broke it in the new models. The cable was pointing outwards in the old design and it really was almost impossible to pull your laptop when you pull the cable in any way. Now the cable is pointing back (or forward) and its actually quite easy to pull the laptop (especially the lite air models). I almost dropped it few times because of that

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I don't understand. If anything, the new MagSafe design creates a lever when you pull the cable and snaps the charger out much more easily.

Oh, do you mean you pull the cable in parallel with the body, rather than outwards?

I find that with the new 90 degree connector it is much more likely to be yanked in parallel to the machine. The metal mount is much more durable but I've had my laptop nearly pulled out of my hands a few times by someone tripping/yanking on the cord and pulling the machine straight back.

Except the big problem with the old MagSafe plug was that it would get bent around in various positions and eventually some internal connection would break and it would stop working.

I went through at least 3 chargers that way, no joke.

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