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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by llsf on Monday April 02, 2018 @04:10PM (#16738780)
That is why I run my "vintage" MacBook pro without a battery (first unibody, with swappable battery), always plugged in. It works for me as it stays stationary at home. If I need to unplug for any reason, I close the lid and macOS saves everything, then unplug, replug later, and nothing is lost.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by Kluny on Monday April 02, 2018 @06:23PM (#16739982)
Wow, I love that. Still, there must be some small coin-sized battery on the motherboard that's saving state, which will have to be replaced at some point?
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by coryrc on Monday April 02, 2018 @07:27PM (#16740417)
No, it's hibernating; state is saved to the hard drive.
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by stinos on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @07:44AM (#16743712)
Problematic if you have a magsafe connector in combination with kids or pets running around though. Or just if you trip over the cable yourself. In my unfortunate experience :P
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Re:Laptop explodes while charging at Letchworth business by isostatic on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @08:54AM (#16744161)
OK, machine turns off, rather than smashing on the floor (dog knocks it off, kid chasing dog puts foot through the screen)

I still haven't grokked the decision to abandon magsafe.

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