19.05.2008 11:35 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com
MagSafe Is Great, but Patented
The MagSafe adaptor is a really interesting innovation, and of course Apple patented it. If this is obvious and normal, Apple might not be willing to see other PC manufacturer's to copy it, it also prevents companies that develop peripherals to offer any power related products for the Mac.
The first companies to have faced the problem were Batterygeek and more recently Quickertek. They offer batteries, but without adaptor, which should be bought independently, or built as a DIY product, this is quite expensive as one has to destroy a MagSafe in order to recover the adaptor.
FastMac just released an interesting alternative, and offer an universal charger, working with all Apple MacBook, but one should say all MacBook's batteries. Indeed, instead of getting connected to
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