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| ▲ | cillian64 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Two advantages for me: It's nice that you don't break the connector if you trip over the cable or put the laptop down on a soft surface, and it's nice being able to charge while still using both USB-C ports (although I guess 3x USB-C would also solve that). I don't really see any downside to a proprietary connector if you also have the option to charge over USB-C as well. |
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| ▲ | apparent 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I wonder how people would feel about: MagSafe + 2 USB C, all on the left vs 3 USB C, 2 on one side and 1 on the other I don't care much about MagSafe, but it is sometimes annoying to have to plug everything on the left. If given the option, I might pick the extra USB (which could also be used for data/monitor/etc. when not being used for charging, of course. | |
| ▲ | bubblewand 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | MagSafe’s great because nobody in your house will run off with your cable to charge their phone or tablet or Switch controller or whatever. | | |
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| ▲ | mikestew 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Says the person who has apparently never had a dog or a kid get tangled in the power cable and destroyed the port, or pulled the laptop off the table. I charge my M2 air with a usb-c cable. Soooo, continue to charge the M5 Air with a USB-C cable? What's your objection here? |
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| ▲ | jamesgeck0 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's less stress on a frequently used port. I've got an early M1 MacBook Air where the USB-C port I always used for charging is starting to get flaky, presumably because it's been used so much and because of the weight of the cord + dongle hanging off the side of the machine. |
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| ▲ | SXX 10 hours ago | parent [-] | | Replacement port for M1 Air can be bought for around $10 off Amazon and installation take like 10 minutes for total newbie like me. All you need is right screwdriver. Just look for a2337 usb-c port replacement. |
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| ▲ | quesera 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I can't understand why they ever moved away from it. Magsafe on laptops is so much better than any other option: zero force "insertion", convenient breakaway if tripped over causing no damage to either side. Magsafe is fantastic. |
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| ▲ | swiftcoder 10 hours ago | parent [-] | | If only we could get a MagSafe data cable! I'd kill for a MagSafe equivalent of a thunderbolt dock |
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| ▲ | zardo 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's a big selling point for the slice of laptop buyers that are replacing a machine they just broke by tripping over the power cord. |
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| ▲ | tverbeure 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They brought it back because it's a fantastic feature for clumsy people like me. |
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| ▲ | projektfu 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| My wife does, too, but only because the dog ate the magsafe. |
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| ▲ | testing22321 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The day I tripped over the cord and smashed my netbook I suddenly appreciated MagSafe a lot more. |
