New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacement design since 2012

Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by Scramblejams on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:00PM (#29016723)

I'm often tempted by magnetic adapters but when I look on Amazon at the options, it seems like I always see reviews from people who said it nearly caught their stuff on fire.

You have any recommendations for high quality magnetic gear?

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by kitsunesoba on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:40PM (#29017306)

> it seems like I always see reviews from people who said it nearly caught their stuff on fire.

This is part of a larger problem with a lack of regulations on high-current accessories. In the US, the FTC should probably be doing stringent inspections of imported cables, chargers, etc similar to how the FCC currently inspects communication devices so the substandard/dangerous ones get turned away at the border.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by hamburglar on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @05:13PM (#29019215)

My experience with magnetic usb-c connectors is that the magnet can’t be very strong, because then it just pulls the adapter out of the port when you try to disconnect it.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by slantyyz on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:11PM (#29016875)

I've used A.S., TopK and Melonboy without any issues.

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