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		Bud on Nov 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity in... Yep. And Apple did. That's why there is more robust strain relief than it used to have, and that's why there is MagSafe, which is vastly superior to the PC side when dealing with yanks and ordinary abuse.

specialist on Nov 25, 2015 [–]

I much prefer the disposal (consumable) MagSafe adapters. I've ripped out the prior RCA (?) style Powerbook connector numerous times.

But if the MagSafe connector cannot be made more robust (durable), then it should be replaceable.

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