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by revengerwizard 35 days ago
Was it really necessary to cut out Magsafe?

I feel like I end up stumbling on the charging cable at least one or two times. Plus, I wouldn't be able to re-use the old Macbook charger I have :(

2 comments

This makes no actual sense as a complaint.

The M-series all have chargers with a USB-C socket on them that the cable is plugged in to, so you would have been able to use the PSU from any M-series MacBook - even if they were the models prior to magsafe being re-introduced.

The magsafe in the M-series is not the same as magsafe 1 or 2, so they are not compatible and you would have needed to buy an adapter (and I have no idea if Apple has even made a first party version of this.) So you'd need a new adapter.

On the other hand, any USB-C charger that delivers the right voltage will charge the Neo.

Just buy a magnetic usb-c cable if it’s very important to you
The USB-C standard doesn't allow for a magnetic attachment. Besides, those are notoriously unsafe and probably even dangerous to use.
Also the port you plug an adapter in will still be just as fragile and just as taken up by a charger.
TIL thx