I know in various threads, a few members dismissed my complaints about the loss of magsafe, marginalized what I thought was a nice feature and basically said it was a non-issue.
I know for many it may not be needed, but I'm traveling, and in two separate occasions as I was working, someone tripped over the cord and if it wasn't for magsafe, my laptop would have ended up on the floor.
In specific use cases, such as when travelling and being around unpredictable elements (read: anyone but yourself regardless of species) MagSafe is a huge boon.
When not in specific use cases, the knowledge that a disaster management feature has been built in plays good with the psyche and peace of mind, and the price these things come for.
In my ownership of MagSafe enabled 2011 15" and Mag UnSafe 2016 13" MBP, I have never one had any disaster averted because of just one reason: placement. When I am charging it, it is usually on my desk. When I am at relatives places, and I charge it, I again charge it closest to the power point and usually stick around. Again, individual use case.
TLDR:
There is no denying that Apple could have provided a Griffin style USB-C in the new notebooks for charging cable. They have literally stopped caring for the smallest of things with the largest of impacts, based solely on "how many". It is in these situations that we "think" that Steve might have pushed that famous designer to figure out a way to incorporate safety into the newest technology using the newest technology, or creating that technology and then shipping with it. It is on *
that* level that innovation is dead at Apple. (apparently)
Glad to know that your notebook is safe. I do not mean to berate anyone out here or in the world, but let me share something with you. In India as well, and as I gather from around the world, people usually just connect charging cables and let them around. In classrooms, I have seen students bringing a cable out from as far away as the cable length will allow them. THAT is something I never did or do. I just take some time while my laptop charges and stay around, and like I said, plug it as close to the socket as possible so that nobody trips. I did this with the Acer laptop I had before I had MagSafe MBP and after I got the new UnSafe MBPs as well. That extra precaution just never goes out of style and out of my habit.
Again, having that feature would certainly help and it is no denying an oversight on Apple's part.
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Interesting. I can't ever remember tripping over, or having someone trip over, the power cord of any laptops.
There is something called a disaster waiting to happen.