Apple's MagSafe adapter solved the number one source of catastrophic laptop damage; pets, children, and oblivious adults often tripped over the old-style power adapters and brought the entire device ...

I asked for an additional powerbrick for my macbook last christmas. My g/f's dad bought a used one that a cat had gone to work on, and he was thinking of getting a new magsafe connector and rebuilding ...

Apple caused a furor after it ditched the MagSafe charger port in the latest MacBook Pro. This even rattled the MacBook loyalists who were against the idea of tagging along a bunch of dongles and ...

Apple’s MagSafe connectors were a pretty nifty idea when first released, but not without their problems—namely, fraying cords that had the potential to start electrical fires. Though the cables have ...

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After a lot of abuse, my MacBook Pro’s 85W MagSafe 2 adapter finally died last week. Often Apple adapters fray at joints and this one did to an insane degree but somehow it kept working for 3 years ...

The idea of Apple moving to Magsafe charging for iOS devices has been aired before, but the lack of data transfer stymied such plans. Now, however, an Apple patent suggests that future Magsafe ...

“How many of you have ever had your notebook go flying off its work surface when somebody caught your power adapter cord in their foot … whether it’s your pet or your kid or your roommate?” These were ...

A few days ago, I tripped over my 2017 MacBook Pro's power cable, pulling the computer to the floor which it greeted with a loud crash. As the images of all the important data I have on there flashed ...

Some 16-inch MacBook Pro owners appear to have identified a shared issue suggesting the MagSafe 3 connector sometimes fails to deliver the expected charge when their Mac is turned off and the lid is ...