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Re:Why Doesn’t the Surface Laptop Have a USB-C Charger? by qntty on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:15AM (#14265408)
It's a shame apple doesn't make a usb-c cable with a magnetic break at the computer end of the cable.
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Re:Why Doesn’t the Surface Laptop Have a USB-C Charger? by sithadmin on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:34AM (#14265584)
What would the point of that be? Having a USB-C port provides versatility in function. Having a weird proprietary USB-C cable that hooks onto a proprietary magnetic charging interface doesn't provide a ton of improvement over magsafe (even if it could support other USB-C peripherals with an adapter, who wants a USB drive or other device to snap off with a bit of pressure?)
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Re:Why Doesn’t the Surface Laptop Have a USB-C Charger? by baldfat on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:08PM (#14265956)
Apple may do it. But it is already in the wild.

https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Magnetic-Charging-Transmiss...

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