“...I’m still using an older MacBook as well, I believe something from 2012-ish, the thing I like about that generation is they still use the MagSafe adapter. Having a easy breakaway adapter has save me a many occasions, I’m worried about the new ones taking the expensive laptop to the floor with it....”
Yep. It’s saved mine from going to the floor so many times I cannot count. That was one of Apple’s best little inventions on those older machines. And one they should of stuck with, IMHO.
They got rid of all all in the name of seeing how thin they can make them. I would gladly have a extra 1/4” of thickness of to save replacing screens, hinges, etc, as it lands on the floor.