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Apple's New MagSafe Charger and Cases Begin Arriving to Customers
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Tim Apple thinks it's funny when we or kids or parents or pets or neighbor's best friend's baby sitter trips over the cord & send our laptops flying. Also, he said it was wasteful and bad for the environment.
I don’t think we’re confused at all. We very clearly see that MagSafe, at least with the charging cable, is quite useless and really doesn’t offer any advantages beyond the current Lightning cable. If you like a magnetically attached wallet, MagSafe is your thing though. Not for me, but I’m sure others will get it.
I do agree with another poster that Apple is just preparing us for a port-less iPhone soon.
Meh. It's $58 with a 20w adapter.
This sounds like the most personal use case I've ever heard. A 1m cable is a godsend if you need a cable 1m in length.
Thanks for adding the "in my opinion" at the end. At least you're consistent in your narrative.
This really isn't hard to understand. It's an array of magnets in the phones that allows a) 15w charging, b) a way for case adhesion, and c) a way for other accessories to be attached to the back of the phone. I know magnets are magic and all, but it's not rocket science.
"Many of the Apple faithful" will watch the cleverly-marketed video that shows the wallet snapping on the back, and will spend about $150 on iPhone accessories. In my opinion.
That makes no sense. These aren't being included in the box with every phone. They're optional.
Spoken like someone who is totally cool with 7.5w wireless charging. (Not judging; I am very cool with it)
Agreed. But my remark was in regards to someone with an iPhone 8 or later who might appreciate a case that could simply hold the MagSafe in the correct position for Qi charging.
Is this something you are going to be connecting and disconnecting over and over and over.
I’m sure someone else posted this, but USB-C to lightning chargers are still much faster than this, right? Even if I get a iPhone 12 Pro or something I’m not bothering with this MagSafe stuff
Has anyone had a hands-on close look at the "clear" case. Last year's version got terrible reviews. Is this year's version better quality, less slippery and less likely to yellow?
Yep, you’re right. There’s nothing really “wireless” about this as a practical matter. Seems almost like a proof of concept rather than anything useful.
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This year’s version has really a ugly white circle on the back to be MagSafe compatible, so that automatically eliminates it from any consideration. If I were a clear case guy, I’d go for something like Caudabe‘s Lucid Clear. So much of a cleaner look.
I think, in my case anyway, this is for charging overnight where speed isn’t as crucial.
Even though you want to charge your iPhone in a traditional ways (wire or wireless) you can still benefit from MagSafe on cases and mounts.
That's true, but if you want to take full advantage of the Magsafe Charger, you need a MagSafe case. I usually use the leather cases but thinking clear of I go with the new blue version.
Do you have any direct links or sources indicating Apples clear case started to yellow? Because if you peruse the iPhone accessory forum, members were discussing that there was no issues with yellowing even after a year of use. It’s typically third party cases that are the culprit.
And you will complain more when they also include the price.
I think Apple solved that concern by no longer include the extension cable. So you are stuck closer to the outlet anyway with a shorter cable.... It's better for the environment as well .../s
No personal experience with Apple "Clear" cases, but have read lots of critical reviews of the older ones. The biggest complaint seems to be how slippery they were. If anyone has had a close look of the new ones, that would be great to hear. I suppose any yellowing would have more to do with exposure to UV than sitting in your pocket.
How so? We got more features from iPhone every year.
And even this year we don’t get a charger but we also get more storage at the same price.
My original Apple Watch charger cable, bought 5-6 years ago still is quite new, looks as new as the day I got it. 🤷🏻♂️
You do realize non-contact charging is being on worked on? When people say they want wireless charging without wires - that is what they are talking about. Charging the phone from in your pocket, on your table, etc.