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[agildehaus]

The circuitry in the brick may be quality, but the cables attached to it certainly aren't.

I consistently have to replace those bricks due to fraying cables.

Apple could go a long way by making the cables on both ends of their adapter cheaply replaceable.

[Lio → agildehaus]

I guess this could happen if they move to all USB-c ports on the laptops.

They could change the design to put the MagSafe part on the 'brick'.

I'm not sure how well that would compare to the current system but I bet it's been considered.