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ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I said the public charging stations was the most legitimate answer I read before but this is obviously the most legitimate answer.

I’ve never heard of these magnetic wires before, do they work well? I feel like I would prefer that

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Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ve used the mag chargers for years and really love them. The little metal lug can feel a bit odd, and I had to clean metal shavings off it when I did fab for work, but it’s all around great to use. It basically turns your charging cable into a coaxle cable, so it can’t do data, but the cable can spin freely as you charge and can be magneted to other things when you aren’t so the cord is easy to manage.

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- ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Much of a difference in charge time if any?
  
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  - Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Honestly, between the two I’ve never noticed. The cables can die easy, but that’s because I get them cheap.
    
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Freewheel@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Reasonably well. The magnets aren’t very strong, so the device in question pretty much has to be stationary while it’s charging, also, while most of them allow data, it is almost always USB 2 speeds. Right now I’m using them to charge headsets, a Logitech trackball, and provide data for an Xbox controller.

I get them from Amazon; " magnetic USB charge wire" should be a sufficient search to get you in the ballpark.

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