I had no idea...

I just clicked on an article: MacBook’s best feature has been forgotten by its users

It's about how people demanded the return of magsafe and now are asking to have it removed again in favor of another USBC port... at least that's what they are claiming people are wanting...

apple page about charging their laptops
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I rarely charge via MagSafe because my MBP is almost always plugged into an OWC Thunderbolt Doc.

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I still like magsafe. I'm on the couch a lot, and the stiff USB charging is a liability for breaking a USB port. Same for any non-magnetic charging port.

So, like, why do I have to give up something I find valuable because a small subset of "power users" have a bag full of peripherals they want to run simultaneously...yet can't find space in their bag for a hub?

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Acer
I still like magsafe.

As do I.

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Michael

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Acer
I still like magsafe.

As do I.

Me, too.

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Yeah... I use MagSafe unless I'm "docked" at my desk. (I'm usually NOT "docked" at my desk... maybe 4-8 hours a week...)

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It’s a nice feature and I use it when I am on travel. So much easier to just use a usb cable then bringing along the MagSafe cable.

You can also get a MagSafe style adapter for USB C ports. Some are better than others, read reviews on Amazon.

I learned that a couple of months ago when my third magsafe cord crapped out - it certainly beats spening more $$ for another magsafe.

My laptop is my main work computer (hope to replace it with an M4 MacMini), and it gets charged through the USB-C monitor connector. They got it for me for use with a Dell laptop, but the Dell gets limited use.

I go back to the MagSafe when I travel.

Charge!!!

I enjoy and use both.

Thanks for reminding folk of these options.

another option is if you have a powerbank with a PD port, you can charge from it, or charge in a vehcle if your car charger has a PD port.

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Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) Private citizens have the right under the Second Amendment to possess an ordinary type of weapon and use it for lawful, historically established situations such as self-defense in a home, even when there is no relationship to a local militia.

"The conclusion is thus inescapable that the history, concept, and wording of the second amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as well as its interpretation by every major commentator and court in the first half-century after its ratification, indicates that what is protected is an individual right of a private citizen to own and carry firearms in a peaceful manner." Right to Keep and Bear Arms: Report of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1982. Digitized September 30, 2008.

From the NYSRPA v Bruen "Today, we decline to adopt that two-part approach. . . . Despite the popularity of this two-step approach, it is one step too many. Step one of the predominant framework is broadly consistent with Heller, which demands a test rooted in the Second Amendment's text, as informed by history."

I've done this with my M3 MBA a couple of times, mainly for proof of concept, thought it seem obvious it could be done.

I prefer MagSafe as I'm a sucker for LEDs and I like the external charge indication, and it keeps a USB-C port free.

There are a couple of passive docks in the box should I need a Type A port or card slot.

So for me using a USB-C port for power/charging is a backup.

In my experience, Apple hasn't done well with power cords over the years, so having a removable cord that can be replaced by a now ubiquitous USB-C cable is a huge plus.

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An armed society is a polite society.
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You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

I recently bought an open box M3 MBP and it comes with a braided USB-C to MagSafe cord. I am hoping that stands up better than the plastic sheathing on previous Apple power cables. At least it plugs into an USB-C port on the power adapter, so that will make it easier to replace than the original MagSafe power adapters for past Intel MBPs.

What the gabester said. Exactly.
   for Magsafe.



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For me, it means that when I travel, I can carry just one cord to charge both my MBP and my iPhone-less stuff to carry.

Note that the MagSafe cord can charge more quickly than the USB.

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Note that the MagSafe cord can charge more quickly than the USB.

ah, I did not notice that

USBC is the only way to charge our MBAs.

JPK

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Acer
I still like magsafe.

As do I.

Me, too.

Me three.

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You can also get a MagSafe style adapter for USB C ports. Some are better than others, read reviews on Amazon.

I just buy 3rd party USB-C to MagSafe 3 cables since they're not really any more than the break-aways.



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