Mag Safe gone

[jackoatmon]

im so stoked the magsafe is gone

i hated that thing

 

[Softwarez]

1. Apple should have made a USB-C magsafe cable; like Griffin did.
2. See answer 1
3. See answer 1
4. A genuinely useful feature which will attract people is profitable for Apple. Of course charging people to replace their dented cases is very profitable as well.
5. See answer 1
6. See answer 1

Based on my answer 1, what drawback do you see vs its benefits.

I agree with you. They should have engineered a magnetic solution with USB Type-C.

But Apple as it is right now is a company chasing increasing profits and shareholder interest. It would have been expensive to design it, as well as manufacture it. Much cheaper and easier to just supply a type-c cable, and then tell people to be more careful, as there isn't anything inherently wrong with a type-c charger.

And really, very few people will base their purchase solely on magsafe, so Apple has no profit related incentive to bring back magsafe. It's unfortunate.

 

[jjlannoo]

My magsafe doesn't always connect right on my 2013. Its cool but I guess I just don't really care that much.

 

[Alameda]

I just asked our IT guy to stick the required adapters in drawers in each conference room. Worked out fine.

Tried that. People kept taking them. Accidentally, I assume.

I've been to conference rooms at a company where they drill holes in the dongles to wire them in place so they don't walk away. They must look like keychains by now with all the different sorts of dongles that Apple forces on its customers.

 

[Alameda]

It can get frustrating carrying dongles. Like you i've been doing it for a while now as well when I've needed VGA.

I'm so done with that. I won't buy a laptop that doesn't include an HDMI output connector. If that means I have to switch back to Windows someday, I suppose I will... although my 2015 MBP is good for another five years.