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Like I said, my comment has brought shame on me.
I'm aware that these connectors are far from perfect and that issues can occur. I used to run tech support for a middle school with over 2000 students and have seen all sorts of shit that seemed unbelievable. I've seen Chromebooks begin smoking and melting in the middle of state exams, batteries spontaneously puff and blow the keys off a laptop. I've seen brand new iPads puff and remove their own screens, and I've seen projector bulbs literally explode.
The point is, with large enough of a sample size, you're going to encounter all sorts of issues, the question is "what are the chances?"
For me: what are the chances my dog is going to rip my $3000 work laptop off my desk and fuck my life? On any given day, 100%. What are the chances that my magnetic adapters are going to destroy my $3000 work laptop? Less than 100%. Going by the reviews on Amazon, less than 10%, possibly.
But your needs might not be the same as my needs. I also want to address the part about noise coming from these adapters: if your components are properly shielded, you shouldn't have data being converted into wireless interference. I've had a couple of USB C dongles that would ruin the wifi and Bluetooth in my house, but (jinxing myself again) I haven't seen that with these magnetic adapters. Yet.
For reference, my first magnetic adapter was the one that came with my LG V60. Since then, I've purchased 8 of the adapters I sent you—6 for myself and 2 for my mom—and haven't had any issues, yet (really pushing my luck). But I also don't like to plug and unplug things in rapid succession that are likely to destroy my 'puter.
Should you get these, though? -shrug-
If they make you nervous, then no.