Comments on post “BreakSafe Magnetic USB-C Power Cable”
Fred Rivett
@fredrivett · One half of @wecontrast
The fact that external companies are making hardware that Apple used to make is so sad. Losing Magsafe is a real step back, and demoing LG TV's?
It's an opportunity for the market if Apple are slacking though, and this looks like a timely product 👌
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BRI∆N ROSS
@notbrain · Principal, Intrinsic Bits
@fredrivett better that 3rd parties do it on top of a more standard connector instead of an apple proprietary format that is limited to power only?
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Fred Rivett
@fredrivett · One half of @wecontrast
@notbrain Yeah that's one way to look at it. Totally agree that its good to see Apple adding USB-C and not a proprietary piece of tech. But Apple should still be making Magsafe chargers, they were such an innovation and now are mandatory for any top end laptop, for me.
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Shane V.
@shanev · iOS @ TED, Developer of Drum Kit
@fredrivett One thing to note though is that the new MBPs are rated for 10 hours of battery life and have a 67% brighter screen. I believe they're designed to be charged overnight like iPads and iPhones. I get 7-8 hours of battery life on my new MacBook running Xcode. I rarely have to take the charger with me. So most of the time you won't even have a cable to bother with.
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Fred Rivett
@fredrivett · One half of @wecontrast
@shanev Good point Shane. The future is fast once a day charging and power for all day. Glad Apple are making strides there. For me that doesn't justify making a product worse with no magsafe, but glad its improving in other areas.
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Matt Samet
@yozzozo · Hacker & Entrepreneur
@fredrivett I'd argue that many people customize their Macbook Pros with background services/apps which drain the battery faster. Apple's 10 hours probably means nothing with real world usage. Nobody uses only Apple stock apps in the way they've tested. Hence, you never know when you leave your Macbook Pro compiling or video editing for a while and suddenly you're out of power; and the need for a power cable becomes apparent. Also, nobody wants to go somewhere with their laptop and risk it dying in the middle of something important.
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