Well done! Work great to protect you usb-c in humid environments!
I guess humanity is bored, so we need to find additional ways to waste resources on useless gadgets.
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The PortCozy Protects Your MacBook Pro's Ports From Dust and Debris
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I guess humanity is bored, so we need to find additional ways to waste resources on useless gadgets.
Unfortunately, one USB-C have to be open to charge the MB. There is no wireless charging yet.
USB A is very similar in construction, only larger.
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I've consulted at places that did that.
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Ali express is already selling similar ones for half that, including shipping. Theirs are per port, so you can leve them on if you aren't using a port.
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As someone who has logged millions of miles with Macs, I've never had a problem with ports getting clogged. Powersupplies dying, yes. Forgetting a flash drive, legendary. Clogged ports? Never.
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lmao like a knockoff shark tank in here with all of these established investors voicing their opinions
Oh, man, this is kind of genius though (for those of us still rocking MagSafe):
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Port dust is not a problem for most people, but for those who care, individual port plugs for each type of port are available at most electronics distrubutors, are very cheap, and are much more subtle and unobtrusive than this big ugly strip.
Um, aren’t the ports also helping with ventilation? Not a lot but some? Also, I don’t think I’ve ever had an issue with a dirty port.
More plastic for the landfill. Hopefully soon this sort of thing will be illegal to produce/import.
is this really an issue?
I have had numerous laptops and never had any issues with the ports
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or just use electrical tape
I have owned several MacBook Pros and MacBooks over the years, and never had a problem. At the same time, I like the idea that it affords a little more protection.
Might seem silly to many but not to me. My previous MacBook Pro audio port crackled non stop so I took it the Apple store. There was a little bit of dog hair lodged into it.
I dunno. I'm constantly plugging things in and out and going places with my laptop. I'm a video producer so I'm just as likely to be somewhere shooting as I am to be in an office. Card readers and multiple hard drives are all common.
I just checked right now and my power cord 'clicks' in on 2/4 of my ports and the other 2 it kind of goes 88% of the way and DOES power the laptop, but it won't really stay in if I move it.
Guess it's time to clean them again. Same as every week. I can't say I understand the people who want USB C on the iPhone. Surely it would be just as bad on a mobile phone? Sounds awful.
i like these... Apple has this for the Megasafe connector, yet they don't have these protection for ports on a mac. Its ok for companies to do this, but if a company like Apple does protection cases and all, they too should be doing this for their own machines... Its only the right hing to do.. After all they do "look at the little things" (I guess that ends with software..)
Something else we never worried about before which we are supposed to start worrying about now. “Likes” springs to mind.
Unless you work in some extraordinary environment, I cannot imagine dust entering the ports has a significant affect on lifespan considering the average number of years one owns a MBP. I am sure there is a much greater chance of foreign material infiltrating the keyboard. Maybe this is something Apple should simply supply with the MBP in the first place.
