New 13-inch MacBook Pro

Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by ProZsolt on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:27AM (#23069156)

MagSafe was great when the average battery life was under four hours. You have to be plugged-in in weird places. It saved my laptop a couple of times when I was at University. The problem is not just knocking over the whole laptop, but you can damage the port as well.

With the current 8+ hours battery life, I only have it plugged in when I'm at my desk, so no risk of tripping over.

For me, the standard port overweights any other downside.

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by raverbashing on Monday May 04, 2020 @12:13PM (#23069791)

That's an interesting take on it

Still, I wouldn't want to discharge the battery if it's not needed as to save the cycles.

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by paulcole on Monday May 04, 2020 @02:40PM (#23071678)

Isn't it worse to keep the battery 100% charged at all times?

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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by everdrive on Monday May 04, 2020 @03:13PM (#23072084)

Not any longer, as a modern device will discharge the battery a bit to keep it healthy.

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