Laptop barrel connectors for power: Am I weird I prefer them?

emcue · April 10

I am assuming I'm weird, but I figured I'd ask... Am I weird for preferring a barrel connector over a fixed connector (USB-C most of the time now) on a laptop? I liked how they easily spun around for reorienting the power in whichever direction on their own with no intervention.

Anyone else?

saintlouisbagels · April 10

There are trade-offs for everything.

Yeah, you're giving up the swiveling connection, but now you're not locked to only buying that company's power supply locked at their voltage.

I have HP Laptops at work, and buying replacement power supplies costs like $80. We have TONS of Dell power supplies laying around but they're useless. It would've been so nice if both power supplies were USB-C...

At least when it came to iOS and Android, it was only the physical connector and you didn't have to worry about voltages.

Commodus · April 11

15 hours ago, emcue said:

I am assuming I'm weird, but I figured I'd ask... Am I weird for preferring a barrel connector over a fixed connector (USB-C most of the time now) on a laptop? I liked how they easily spun around for reorienting the power in whichever direction on their own with no intervention.

Anyone else?

I can understand it... with that said, Apple's current MagSafe connectors are my favourite. They're easy to snap in but also won't pull your laptop to the floor if you snag the cord.