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[personal profile] davidgillon
... when you come half-awake, try to roll over, and feel the laptop start to slide off your chest.....

I'm quite impressed I almost managed to grab it in mid-air, but I didn't quite. Fortunately it landed on its end, had only dropped about a foot and seems to be fine.

But that was not my favourite way to wake up.

Date: 2016-10-31 01:56 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] yhlee
Yai!

I once dropped a Powerbook 1400cs four feet. Not only did it not break, it kept running. If only my Air were as sturdily built!

Date: 2016-10-31 07:33 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k
Phew.

The single best thing Apple designed is the Magsafe connector. Instead of plugging in, the power cord ends in a male-ish magnet connector, with a female-ish magnetic socket on the machine. A light touch on the cord disconnects the power; it cannot trip you or pull the laptop off the table.

Foolishly, Apple has dropped the MagSafe in its newest models in favor of USB C.


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