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Newbie- 1st MBP16" from a life of windows
After reading human error blogs on wiping out OS bc magnet was placed on/ near equipment and DID wipe out system ( yes I know it can possibly be recovered)
Why are magnetic screen protectors and adapters on the market to attach to electronics?
Weak as they may be..... is this the determining factor? please re read above re OS DAMAGE
Attaching floppy disks to metal surfaces with magnets was the classic mistake.
Solid state storage is not susceptible to the sorts of magnetic field strengths that most of us are likely to routinely encounter.
And when we’re in stronger fields such as an MRI, those fields are dangerous.
Erasing a hard disk—which your Mac doesn’t have—requires a fairly strong magnetic field.
Apple devices use a fair number if magnets for positioning and attachments, and as switches.
Attaching floppy disks to metal surfaces with magnets was the classic mistake.
Solid state storage is not susceptible to the sorts of magnetic field strengths that most of us are likely to routinely encounter.
And when we’re in stronger fields such as an MRI, those fields are dangerous.
Erasing a hard disk—which your Mac doesn’t have—requires a fairly strong magnetic field.
Apple devices use a fair number if magnets for positioning and attachments, and as switches.
I would not recommend or use an protector of any sort.
The clearance (tolerances) are so tight you are subject to causing damage.
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If you have AppleCare+ it will cover a large portion of accidental damage.
https://www.apple.com/support/products/mac.html
AppleCare+ (similar for iPhone and iPad, each incident of accidental damage) for Mac will carry its own price tag. Screen damage or “external enclosure damage” will run $99 per incident, while other damage, including water damage, will run $299. Users receive coverage of two incidents under AppleCare+, and after the two incidents have been used up, out-of-warranty replacement rates will apply
The magnets themselves are not a problem. If the quality of the electronics within such accessories is sub-standard, then they could damage the laptop and charger because of the electrical issues not because of the magnetism.
I agree with @leroydouglas that you shouldn't put anything on your screen as it doesn't take much to cause damage to the laptop since there is so very little tolerance when the display is closed. I also don't like the "protective" covers for the back of the display or fitting around the bottom of the laptop as they barely attach to the laptop and I always see them cracked which makes them loose. I've almost dropped several client laptops due to these "protective" covers since the laptop started sliding out of them.
hmmm? - then any accessorie could cause damage (to which particular part in a laptop? (HW Tech says Sensor, snd the infuriated bloggers say OS system) if the electronics within accessorie are sub-standard, having nothing to do with the available magnetic convenience connection feature of accessories and then any brand accessorie could be a crap shoot and magnets pose no threat to Macs... lol did I over simplify?
Re Screen privacy protector;
( I am not referring to a laptop cover but I agree they can pose a false sense of security)
They are removable after use (ie after a plane ride or too sunny window) & TY both for the warning of low tolerances-but they too, are labeled as Magnetic application & removal-
I thought the perimeter were actual weak magnet material (like magnetic liquid for false eyelashes- haha) so is that safe near a Sensor or the rest of internal workings of a Mac...? OR is it simulated
”Magnetic” verb, and more like a vehicle
cling vinyl? (apposed to adhesive) TY!
Lifeb4kids wrote:
hmmm? - then any accessorie could cause damage (to which particular part in a laptop? (HW Tech says Sensor, snd the infuriated bloggers say OS system) if the electronics within accessorie are sub-standard, having nothing to do with the available magnetic convenience connection feature of accessories and then any brand accessorie could be a crap shoot and magnets pose no threat to Macs... lol did I over simplify?
I said the magnet may interfere with the sleep sensor and cause the laptop to go to sleep if the magnet gets too close to the sensor.
Your picture showed a magsafe like adapter for USB-C which is why I mentioned accessories like that could possibly cause electrical damage to your laptop & charger. The magnet wouldn't be a problem as long as it didn't interact with the sleep sensor (I don't recall where the sleep sensor is on that model laptop).
Re magnets near Mabooks specifically,
Are magnetic adapters As well as temporary Privacy Protectors a danger
Magnetic accessories could interfere with the sleep sensor in the laptop if the magnet gets too close to the sensor.
Ty! and that is a separate issue experienced by those whose OS was wiped out- yes?
Like a Master Locksmiths’ strength magnet lol-Got it! Thanks a bunch!
Magnet accessories controversy
