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MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Shermanus — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:11:55 EDT

I thought the Mag"Safe" was a great idea. Until today ! One of the 2 Macbook Pro's we have fried ! Did not order it with fries though.
Here are some pictures: [www.musiclicensing.net]

What does one do now when you are out of warranty ?

Shermanus

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

lodownlv — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:25:02 EST

come on people you all know apple makes junk, apple i phone? crap apple laptops? junk i pods? even more overpriced junk. why do the cheep electronics last a life time and a 3000 well engineered laptop craps out way before the manufactures warranty?

i will tell you what apple, let me give you a hand. use high quality electronics stop buying crap from china i bet you a million dollars those connectors where made in some sweat shop

same for DEll and sony great baterys guys!

not to mention our great china electronics products.

in addition a 3000 device should be rugged and be panasonic and ibm quality. i will buy a mac then

lodownlv

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

AF1 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:07:31 EDT

Just about 5 minutes ago, this happened on my macbook ! the wire connecting to the magnetic "magsafe" magnetic burnt started smoking and caught fire ! didn't hurt my macbook but the apple shop tomorrow will get an ear full !

AF1

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

DeadlyDad — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:15:54 EDT

I had the same type of trouble involving cats. One of my wife's male cats 'marked' the paper in my printer. It ran down the paper and dripped onto the main board, where it shorted (I assume) 110 AC to the DC circuits. I lost not only the printer, but my computer and /everything/ that was attached to it. (Three printers, a scanner, my camera, a PSX2PC adapter, my 21" monitor.....) If that is what happened to him, while I feel for him, it is clearly /not/ Apple's fault.

DeadlyDad

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

navstar — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:14:05 EST

What thoughtful and insightful posts. One defect from one person and people want to grab the torches and storm Castle Apple. So quick to get upset.

navstar

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

02 — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:56:31 EST

yea and get $$$$$$ with apple secretly n not tell anyone.

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

dalziel_86 — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:01:52 EST

See, the thing that makes this extra suspicious is that the first thing he did was take pictures and upload them to Flickr, even before calling the Apple support line. I don't know about you, but the first thing I'd do if I had an issue like this would be to call the freaking support line, not reach for my camera.

dalziel_86

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

madderhatter — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:01:23 EST

Ta hell with Apple - I would have told them to bite my ass. It's the principle of it. Next, Apple is going to try and copyright those pictures of their proprietary Internal Magnetic Combustion security device. Maybe the UL will get on their case for not having flamable labels on it.

madderhatter

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it.goes.there — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:39:26 EST

Gah. The same thing happened to me, only worse. I had left a butane torch burning on one side of my new MacBook and a drinking glass full of kerosene (don't ask) on the other side. When I came home my MacBook was in flames! And my several cats were on fire, too! Faulty hardware, clearly! Gander

it.goes.there

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

David C. — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:14:34 EST

i would have sued, could have won that!

David C.

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

byslexic — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:45:41 EST

The point everyone is missing is this: when you get bored of your laptop, just burn the tip of your power cord, upload some 'unflattering' photos on some site and get a new one! i wont be surprised if class action suits start getting filed soon. somehow i get the feeling that this isnt a one-off thing. but, lets not jump the gun just yet.

byslexic

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

liquidsoapdispenser — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:52:22 EST

How about calling it a MatchBook?

liquidsoapdispenser

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

schalliol — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:59:40 EST

Mine works great here. I of course hope that this was a one-time thing, and I'm sure they did some extensive testing before releasing this new feature.

schalliol

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

jebjeb2000 — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:43:11 EST

this is where blogs and news don't mix.

jebjeb2000

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

slungsolow — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:39:10 EST

No one ever reads the links here, so I'll come right out and say it. Fuck Flicker. I kid. Fuck Apple. no, really I kid some more. Fuck Mulder for removing the images in the name of a new laptop.

slungsolow

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

TPSreports — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:31:43 EST

Flickr = Censr

TPSreports

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Justin — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:15:07 EST

Obviously this story is a non-event. But one thing I have wondered about ever since this new power cord design was announced: Have you ever noticed how magnets tend to pick up random dust size particles of metal? I wonder what would happen over time when those particles started building up? Could it get bad enough to short out the pins?

Justin

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

TheChaz — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:58:53 EST

All in all, this was a very slanted post, guys. You got the part about Flickr wrong, you wondered how Apple would "spin this one," even before you knew if it was any more than an isolated incident. I know you don't have a _requirement_ to be impartial like legitimate journalists (oh, snap), but I'd argue you still have that responsibility, especially with consumer confidence stories like this one.

TheChaz

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Robotube — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:45:51 EST

Maybe Mulder should call Scully and get to the bottom of this.

Robotube

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

T-man — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:24:10 EST

Zack is right. Flickr had nothing to do with the removal of the photos. Apple evidently ask "kindly" if the guy would remove them until they figured out what happened and he obliged. That's not censorship. This article should be edit/corrected.

T-man

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Zen Masta J — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:23:25 EST

Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts! Canyoneroooooo...

Zen Masta J

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Justapspfan — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:20:36 EST

Ha Ha Apple try and censor your users huh, what a bunch of morons.

Justapspfan

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

prodigal — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:01:22 EST

And people were saying they weren't going to have Firewire anymore...

prodigal

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

zack — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:59:19 EST

wow. do you have any idea what you're talking about? the user himself who posted the original pics was the one who took them down. Sure, Apple asked him to, but so what? and Flickr had nothing to do with it. as he says on his flickr page, had you taken even a minute to check it out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rheauchyr/sets/72057594082940...

zack

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

James — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:57:04 EST

My mac friends were excited about this Apple "innovation"... Then I reminded them that while Apple has some great ideas, what they know best is how to use existing ideas and make them thiers - referencing my kitchen appliances which had magnetic power connectors.

James

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That Guy — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:53:49 EST

What, no firewire joke? And, I'm disappointed with flickr for caving. Wimps. Like anyone from Apple's gonna kick your ass?

That Guy

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nocar — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:51:03 EST

This was on Digg yesterday. Turns out Rogier had some pet cats who may or may not be at fault regarding liquid spillage. The connector was found unplugged when discovered in burnt condition. Apple has already replaced the laptop and asked Rogier (not Flickr) to remove the photos. Obviously Apple would want to study the laptop to discover the cause (which may or may not have been cat related). Does not seem like a cover-up at all. Maybe the cats were testing the firewire connection.

nocar

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

maciuxpunk81 — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:49:26 EST

Boy somebody sure has it in for Apple eh submitter? Anyway it is a shame but stuff happends especially when it comes to electricity, and apple replaced it right away which is also good. Of course the guy did leave it unattended with a house full of cats....

maciuxpunk81

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

kegsofduff — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:48:38 EST

This is actually a new security feature. It is designed like a rip cord so that if someone tries to run by and steal your laptop it will detonate when the magnetic security is breached.

kegsofduff

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

craig — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:40:54 EST

Once is a defective/damaged part or usage anomaly. Many times is a defective design or defective batch. We should see which this is before we start comdemning Apple.

craig

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

Special K — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:31:08 EST

Shame on Apple. Shame on Flickr!

Special K

MacBook Magnetic MagSafe Connector Not So Safe After All

weatherman — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:28:06 EST

Censor, deny, obfuscate, deal with trouble-makers quietly...sound like anyone else we know? It could be just an isolated incident, but it's a pretty serious one. Didn't Apple have similar problems with other laptops in the past overheating/batteries catching fire? You'd think they'd have figured things out by now, though I suppose there's no labratory like the real world...

weatherman