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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by JohnTHaller on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:34AM (#24652104)
Side Note: Make sure you buy your Apple chargers from Apple. If you bought it from Amazon or similar, there's a good chance it's fake.
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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by LexGray on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:04PM (#24652514)
Additional side note: non-Apple chargers are often scary inside. They rarely contain the safeties of Apple chargers. That is outside this whole hackers setting chargers on fire issue.
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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’... by dathinab on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:18PM (#24652724)
Additional sitenote: And even if they are not a scary mess some Apple laptops are prone to dath by third-party charger.
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