iTripped over my power cord

The magnetic power cord, called the MagSafe, is one of the more igneous aspects of the MacBook’s design. It solved a problem I never knew existed, that your notebook could suddenly go flying across the room because someone trips over the power cord.

The idea of MagSafe is that if this happens the cord just pops out and leaves your MacBook still on the desk. And it seams to work. A tug on the cord and it releases itself from the socket.

Overall, I would say this is a nice extra feature and something Apple does well. It might not be enough to convince you to switch from PC to Mac but it might just save your notebooks life one day.

Video of the MagSafe on a MacBook [YouTube]

Apple’s MagSafe Mac vs PC advert [Apple.com]