Ever tripped a cable and knocked a laptop down? NOT ANY MORE! (Apple MagSafe)

Member Name: Escorcio

Product:	Apple MagSafe
Date:	16/09/09 (7 review reads)
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Advantages: Brilliant idea and a great design

Disadvantages: Magnet can be annoying if it disconnects when you don't want it to

Your first impressions are probably "£50 for a charger are you crazy!??!" but looking past the price you'll notice that this is actually a really intuitive gadget that makes charging your laptop a lot safer.
The design of the adapter is nice and slim, it comes with two heads, a shorter adapter to go straight into the wall or a longer cable extension. This is great as I often use the longer cable at home but then switch to the short plug when travelling. There's also to flips on the side for you to wrap the cable around which is quite a nice idea.
The charger itself works by using a magnet to latch onto your Macbook, this means that is the cable is tripped or pulled, the laptop won't come sliding off the table with it (which HAS happened to me before) instead it will just disconnect. This is a great idea from Apple that could save people a lot of money, but I think the magnet strength still needs to be tweaked slightly. It's great if you're at a desk, but if you have the laptop on your lap and you move the cable will often disconnect.
Overall this is a brilliant charger and idea that will probably become more popular as the years go on. Some people have reported problems and weak cables but my experience so far with this charger has been nothing but positive!

Summary: A great idea from Apple that has been executed well but could do with a few tweaks

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