Expensive gadget maker Apple has been sued for ignoring a safety flaw in the MagSafe power connector for MacBooks.

The connector could break, trigger sparks even creating a potential fire hazard. Apple fanbois are blessed with having to buy a new cable because Apple ignored complaints that the gear was faulty. The joint complaint from Tim Broad, Naotaka Kitagawa and Jesse Reisman claims that the MagSafe cable used for the MacBook and MacBook Pro will inevitably fray near one of its connecting ends.

Apple insists that the adapter is "durable" but Broad and Co said that daily use ends up destroying the cable over time. To make matters worse, they say that Apple is aware of the problem but hasn't fully addressed it with a safer design. Not only did the three have pictures of frayed cables, they even went to Apple stores and found them there.

As the problem is already known to affect "at least thousands" of users and may well include hundreds of thousands with the exact same issue, the plaintiffs want class action status.