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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by hobarrera on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:20PM (#13536414)
> No magsafe:

You might be interested in this:

https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-po...

It's not the same as having the builtin magsafe, but if you NEED safetly (eg: people tend to trip over your wire), it's wook.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by cdmckay on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:47PM (#13536605)
I have the BreakSafe cable and it's not great. The magnet is much weaker, so it breaks the connection really easily.

Apple should make a MagSafe USB-C connector. I would buy that in a heartbeat.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by hyperbovine on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:37PM (#13536539)
Apple owns patents on Magsafe which won't run out for many years to come. So, the knockoffs are inferior. I really despise this move by Apple. Steve is rolling in his grave.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/06/this-magsafe-ripoff-cable-...

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by matt_wulfeck on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:52PM (#13536640)
Yes but they've just switched to a universal USB-C charging standard. Jeeze it's like they can't win no matter what they do.
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by macintux on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:24PM (#13538215)
And no matter what they do, Jobs will be rolling in his grave. It's the law.
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by dkonofalski on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @11:39AM (#13542210)
Well, they won't win with this crowd. The parent article shows they're still winning so they're obviously doing something right.
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by abrowne on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:13PM (#13537874)
Note that it only supports 60 watts and they only list the MacBook and MBP 2016 13-inch as supported.
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by acomar on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:54PM (#13536666)
"wook"? I tried googling for it but all I found was "dirty hippy".
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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by molsongolden on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:42PM (#13537719)
Seems to be a truncated version of worth a look.
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