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MagSafe
Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 15 years (2012–2026), in 7 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Power connector falls out of the laptop constantlyUnreviewed
20122026- Connector only works when laptop is flat; fails to charge when used lying down2018-10-19
- Connector needs repeated fiddling, cleaning and blowing to light up and charge2016-10-30
- Power connector falls out of the laptop all the time2013-01-21
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- Easy to plug the cable in the wrong way, and then it's confusing2026-01-13
- Hard to get the iPhone to snap onto the charger in the dark2023-01-04
- Can't tell whether the laptop is charging without opening it to check2018-11-22
- Connector only works when laptop is flat; fails to charge when used lying down2018-10-19
- Connector needs repeated fiddling, cleaning and blowing to light up and charge2016-10-30
- Power connector falls out of the laptop all the time2013-01-21
- Connector is harder to use in lap and non-MagSafe plugs break internal port2012-08-03