My friend broke his laptop port twice in one year. Both times, someone walked past his desk and caught the cable. After the second one, he finally switched to a magnetic connector, and that was two years ago. No issues since.
That’s probably the most honest explanation of why these things exist. They solve a genuinely annoying, genuinely expensive problem that anyone using a laptop at a desk has probably run into. The cable gets snagged, the connector pops free, and nothing bad happens.
This piece covers what actually separates quality Magnetic Cable Connectors from frustrating ones, and which brands have figured it out, including Promax, the precision connector manufacturer that’s become the go-to name for reliability. [Read more…] about Top 10 Magnetic Cable Connectors for Consumer Electronics