Magnets, how do they work
Dec. 19th, 2017 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
roadrunnertwiceI think I just realized why Apple ditched MagSafe for USB-C power. We were all wondering how they could think USB-C was better, but I don't think they actually do! They know it's inferior, but decided the benefits were worth the drawbacks because laptop battery life is finally acceptable.
In 2006, you had to be plugged into dangerous outlets all the time because your batteries could only last for a few hours. But now I can do almost a whole day's work on one charge, so I can wait and plug in somewhere that's not a trip hazard. Batteries still suck more than they should, especially at telephone sizes, but modern laptop batteries actually kind of rule. (When combined with the much more efficient CPUs and screens we're getting now.)
So when it came time to make a new MagSafe that would fit into the little micro-macbook, they were probably like "If normal people don't spend hours every day plugged into awkward cafe outlets, is a superior power cord still worth all that engineering effort and a (*ominous thunderclap*) Whole Extra Connector?"
IDK if I agree with their conclusion, but at least it makes more sense when I think about it that way. Also, they'll probably manage some kind of Qi-based thing in three years that would have replaced MagSafe anyway.
In 2006, you had to be plugged into dangerous outlets all the time because your batteries could only last for a few hours. But now I can do almost a whole day's work on one charge, so I can wait and plug in somewhere that's not a trip hazard. Batteries still suck more than they should, especially at telephone sizes, but modern laptop batteries actually kind of rule. (When combined with the much more efficient CPUs and screens we're getting now.)
So when it came time to make a new MagSafe that would fit into the little micro-macbook, they were probably like "If normal people don't spend hours every day plugged into awkward cafe outlets, is a superior power cord still worth all that engineering effort and a (*ominous thunderclap*) Whole Extra Connector?"
IDK if I agree with their conclusion, but at least it makes more sense when I think about it that way. Also, they'll probably manage some kind of Qi-based thing in three years that would have replaced MagSafe anyway.