I finally got a response, 15 hours laterI never got a notification that chat responses are within an hour
Of course he didn't go into detail, just stating its not compatible.
I can see customer service is a priority with Vinpok
I finally got a response, 15 hours laterI never got a notification that chat responses are within an hour
Just bite the bullet and pick oneI still haven't taken the decision to order any of these magsafe alternatives yet
I'd really wish that some big and serious brand with good reputation at making Mac accessories, made a MagSafe alternative.
Griffin makes the BreakSafe Magnetic USB-C cable. I purchased one in 2016 and hated it. I still have it, but never use it. I find it constantly separates under the weight of its own cable..
This was even mentioned in the post quoted.. and everyone seems to hate it, sadly.
So far my elecjet has performed ok, the magnet latches on firmly enough. A very few times it seems to fail to negotiated connection fully and has remained not charging, but relatching it seems to sort it. It can throw a little that it takes a few seconds to start actually charging after recognising power plugged in.
I wasn’t sure if anyone had tried one recently. It’s a shame, it looks good and over all quality seems good. Nice heavy cord and connectors. But the magnet is too weak to reliably hold it together.
I was kinda hoping that maybe they addressed it and improved it. But it does not appear so.
It looks like they tried to develop a second generation one, but it seems to not have been very successful, I couldn't even find anywhere to buy one of the 100w ones.
In fact, the Griffin is the one with the best design, IMHO: it’s big in size, so the mechanical coupling between the two magnetic parts can be as good as Apple’s if they designed it well (shocking that some reviews criticize it for being too big: precisely one of the reasons why the rest of alternatives tend to become loose with time and to suffer bad contact, is their tiny size).I wasn’t sure if anyone had tried one recently. It’s a shame, it looks good and over all quality seems good. Nice heavy cord and connectors. But the magnet is too weak to reliably hold it together.
I was kinda hoping that maybe they addressed it and improved it. But it does not appear so.
Yesterday I realized that my TomTom GPS has a MagSafe-like attachment with its mount. It's a very strong magnet (in fact I think it would be too strong for a MBP MagSafe), but most important of all, it's reliable. I've detached and attached this GPS unit many, many times in my car, and it's as reliable as the first day. And there's no possibility to connect it in a skewed way that doesn't make contact: it has a rock solid design.I got my magsafe alternative via a kickstarter campaign that I invested in. I forgot which it was. After a few weeks of use, the charging didn't work reliably anymore. I had to connect the cable multiple times and turn it around.
When I finally removed the magnets and inserted the USB-C cable itself I had the same issues. It turned out that the magnet connector somehow damaged the usb-c cable. After buying a new charging cable everything worked fine again.
I will never use one of these magnets again.
That link redirects me to a Leonis lightning cable that is neither magnetic nor USBC...