Q: Leather Loop, Magnetism, and my MacBook Pro

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TMHahn

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Q: Leather Loop, Magnetism, and my MacBook Pro

I'm considering getting a leather loop band for my Apple Watch. As I understand, these are held in place with magnets. Is there any concern with the magnets in the watch band causing problems with using my MacBook Pro? Thank you for your time.

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Posted on Mar 14, 2016 6:24 PM

I have this question too

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Rudegar

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not the only thing magnetism can effect would be if a very strong electromagnet was close by it could corrupt the data on the harddisk if it was not a ssd disk

and we're talking a very very powerful industrial electromagnet here

Posted on Mar 15, 2016 8:21 AM

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by LarryHN,

LarryHN Mar 14, 2016 11:25 PM in response to TMHahn
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Mar 14, 2016 11:25 PM in response to TMHahn

no

I have had no problems with my MBA and my leather band - don't worry about it

LN
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TMHahn Mar 15, 2016 9:45 AM in response to LarryHN
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Mar 15, 2016 9:45 AM in response to LarryHN

Great! Thank you for sharing your experience, @LarryHN.
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TMHahn Mar 15, 2016 9:46 AM in response to Rudegar
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Mar 15, 2016 9:46 AM in response to Rudegar

Thank you for your reply, @Rudegar. I didn't think it would be an issue, but I appreciate your insight. I figured when Apple designed the watch and bands, they would take computers into consideration.
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Jonathan UK Mar 24, 2016 1:37 PM in response to TMHahn
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Mar 24, 2016 1:37 PM in response to TMHahn

Hi

As reported by RobReich, depending on your wrist placement, it is possible that the magnet in your watch band may occasionally cause the computer to believe that the screen has been closed. If this happens, moving your band away again should immediately reverse the effect.

More information:
magnet in watch band causing laptop to sleep
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TMHahn Mar 24, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Jonathan UK
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Mar 24, 2016 1:38 PM in response to Jonathan UK

Wow, thanks for the update, Jonathan_UK! That's useful information.
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Jonathan UK Mar 24, 2016 1:40 PM in response to TMHahn
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Mar 24, 2016 1:40 PM in response to TMHahn

You're most welcome!
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Rudegar

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Mar 15, 2016 8:21 AM in response to TMHahn

not the only thing magnetism can effect would be if a very strong electromagnet was close by it could corrupt the data on the harddisk if it was not a ssd disk

and we're talking a very very powerful industrial electromagnet here

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