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You can't use "every" and "depending on use" in the same sentence, as that could be said of anything. I have a four year old cable of said type which, except for a little dust, is looking as good as new.

Were you to say that it occurs during average usage however, I agree that it would be an issue.

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I read "depending on use" as a modifier to 2-3 years not on every. That is to say the cable will break sometime between 2-3 years with heavy use being sooner rather than later.

Still think it is an unnecessary dig at Apple. My brothers MacBook charger only died at 4 years old due to him spiling a drink on it.

That's what I meant yes. Although I guess if you are really careful it would probably last longer. However the heat from the adapter (and the magsafe plug) will slowly degrade the rubber and glue.

The one I'm currently using is 6 years old. My boss had to replace his within a couple years and they showed him how to properly wrap the cable. He taught us and it's been fine.

Tautologies are so much fun.

And no one should take an "every" literally in an online comment.

Essentially it means: "almost all my friends have frayed or split cables" and "the guy at the repair shop said it was a known and frequent issue".

It's kinda like saying "every lg retina screen has retention issues".

Hey more anecdotes! I love my Air, it will be replaced with Airs until the patent on MagSafe runs out. That having been said, Apple's fray-prevention on all of their cords is nothing more than "pretty design". It certainly isn't functional or it would look like the same component on other cables... that... actually prevent the fraying in question.

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