Apple didn't revolutionize power supplies; new transistors did (2012)

Apple didn't revolutionize power supplies; new transistors did (2012)(righto.com)

48 points by geerlingguy 4 hours ago | 4 comments

js2 1 hour ago |

Previously:

(2012, 246 points, 74 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3636047

(2013, 170 points, 63 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6575994

(2021, 208 points, 158 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28700554

What an excellent example of Brandolini's law: “ The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”

Hatrix 1 hour ago |

Apple 2 power supply worked until it failed after a couple years.

ksec 3 hours ago |

Missing (2012) in the title.