MagStay turns MagSafe on its oft annoying head
Yes, it is true that the MagSafe power connecter used by Apple has undoubtedly prevented many, many thousands of MacBook none, Pro and Airs from crashing to an untimely death on the floor. Yet, it’s just as true a significant slice of the Mac portable audience have come to despise Apple’s one-size fits all nanny state annoyance.
MagStay is the kind of product you either get or you don’t. Nevertheless, the concept is pretty straight forward—Apple’s MagSafe so easily pulls away from its mount that often the slightest bump or repositioning can unseat it, leaving your MacBook none, Pro or Air without juice. MagStay makes it just about impossible to dislodge your Mac’s MagSafe, keeping the juice flowing without fiddling.
“The MagStay does one thing, and it does it well,” writes Charlie Sorrel, Wired. “The little plastic widget slides into the USB port next to the MagSafe socket on a MacBook Pro, and stops the power plug from disengaging from its magnetic home when on your lap. That’s it.”
This little piece of engineered plastic is made in the US of A (yeah, baby!) and is priced accordingly —$14 — which should put off all but the most needy…
What’s your take?
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July 7th, 2009
Huh? Never had an issue with the MagSafe.
I guess this is good idea for people who keep pulling on their cable but the cable will suffer for it. I think you’ll end up cursing it in the end…
July 7th, 2009
I wish they used MagSafe on other parts, like the connector between the iPod and the cable. But, like the person who commented before me, I’ve never had trouble with the MagSafe connector for power. I’ve only had my PowerBook for about 9 months, though.
July 8th, 2009
Solution to a problem that doesn’t exist, if you ask me.