New 13" MBP Power cord covers firewire port

[iViking]

I love the new MBP but the newly designed power cord covers the firewire port. Seems crazy but true. Has anyone else noticed this?

Also, does the viewing angle seem a little less from the sides--yellow tint appears sooner--than the older model? Or is it the exact same screen and only my imagination?

 

[anim8or]

I think you are using the MagSafe backwards... the cabling is supposed to go to the back of the MBP not to the front....

 

[iViking]

I think you are using the MagSafe backwards... the cabling is supposed to go to the back of the MBP not to the front....

That's what I thought, but when flipped over that way--so the cord is facing the back--it doesn't work/charge.

 

[iViking]

That's what I thought, but when flipped over that way--so the cord is facing the back--it doesn't work/charge.

It does look like it's supposed to work both ways, because there's a light on each side, (I think). It's hard to tell because it doesn't light up or charge when it's plugged in with the cord pointing toward the back. There is a hole for a light there, though.

 

[fuzzielitlpanda]

That's what I thought, but when flipped over that way--so the cord is facing the back--it doesn't work/charge.

try it again. it will charge either way.

 

[duffyanneal]

It should work in either direction (mine does). If yours doesn't then you have an issue somewhere. Take a look inside the magsafe connector and make sure there isn't a pin stuck.

 

[anim8or]

That seems strange to me... i ahave only seen it pictured heading backwards.... if it doesnt charge when heading backwards it says to me one of two things...

1. Bad magsafe... or

2. Bad design...

Sorry i cant be of more help!

 

[iViking]

It should work in either direction (mine does). If yours doesn't then you have an issue somewhere. Take a look inside the magsafe connector and make sure there isn't a pin stuck.

Thanks! It must have been some kind of glitch. After the computer restarted, (after a software update), it worked just fine.

So how about the screens? Are they different than the last version 13" MBP?

This little machine feels close to perfect.

 

[MrCheeto]

I've had both an Aluminum MacBook last year and my current MacBook Pro since January or February, they are soooo perfect