Is it ok to leave my Apple Watch and iPhone on top of my closed MacBook?

[The Cockney Rebel]

The MacBook Air is in a sleeve, if that makes any difference.

May sound like a strange question, but I’m wondering if magnets or anything would/could damage my MacBook?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

 

[Jack Neill]

The MacBook Air is in a sleeve, if that makes any difference.

May sound like a strange question, but I’m wondering if magnets or anything would/could damage my MacBook?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

I do it all the time with all my Macs. Never had a problem.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

If it’s closed, that’s fine. If the MacBook is open, you want to avoid putting things with magnets on it (or putting it on magnets) because the magnets could trigger the lid sensor into thinking you’ve closed the lid & unexpectedly put it to sleep. I ran into that with a MacBook Air a few years ago; I’d pull it out of the sleeve (with magnetic-close lid) and then put the MacBook ON the sleeve while I worked with it and… yeah :/

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

If it’s closed, that’s fine. If the MacBook is open, you want to avoid putting things with magnets on it (or putting it on magnets) because the magnets could trigger the lid sensor into thinking you’ve closed the lid & unexpectedly put it to sleep. I ran into that with a MacBook Air a few years ago; I’d pull it out of the sleeve (with magnetic-close lid) and then put the MacBook ON the sleeve while I worked with it and… yeah :/

Are you saying you did cause damage?

 

[Lihp8270]

Are you saying you did cause damage?

No. Just that it can make the the laptop think it’s closed and go to sleep because it activates the magnetic lid switch

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Are you saying you did cause damage?

Not at all. I caused irritation and confusion, no damage

 

[iStorm]

Magnets generally aren’t an issue with computers these days. They are more of a concern when magnetic media is being used (floppy disks, spinning hard drives, backup tape, etc).