Apple recently made the somewhat surprising announcement that MagSafe was making a comeback with the iPhone 12 lineup.
Youve got to be shitting me.
I know Apple charges a premium for its products.
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Sometimes its been worth it.
The MagSafe Duo is ugly.
Im pretty sure it would make Sir Jony Ive break out in hives.
Secondly, it only charges two devices.
Thirdly, for some people, it wont actually be $130.
You have a million of Apples USB-A charging bricks?
Sorry, that wont work here, as the charging pad comes with a USB-C to Lightning cable.
You need a USB-C brick.
If youve got one, great!
One hundred and fifty dollars!
I spelled it out because buahahahaha!!
This makes no sense!
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Lets consider: Theregular MagSafe chargercosts $40.
Buying one USB-C brick and the MagSafe Duo is $150, or $90 more.
This is likely something that youd carry from your home to your office.
The office that youre possibly not going to because of the pandemic.
Also, maybe its just me, but I feel like charging cables are portable enough on their own.
I havent even gotten to factoring in the MagSafe cases, which retail for $50.
That, plus the regular charger and brick are still $110.
Again, if youve got an Apple Watch already you dont have to buy another charger or brick.
The watch comes with its own charger, and you likely have the compatible brick already.
And at that point, I dont think you should be trusted with your own wallet.
I dont even want to get into theleather sleeve with MagSafe, which Apple also announced pricing for today.
My brain is already leaking out my ears from the MagSafe Duo.
In the interest of preserving my mental health, Im choosing to conveniently forget these leather sleeves exist.
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