On a non-technical note, Apple chargers should lose simply because of how goddamned large they are. They basically eat two spots on a power strip and are easily knocked out of wall sockets because of their weight.
A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
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Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#52I bought up a half dozen Touchpad chargers when they were being cleared out for $5 a piece. I did it mainly because they were the cheapest 2A adapters that work with anything I'd come across, but it's good to know they're efficient and well-built as well.
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#53It'd be nice to see an even broader test
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#54Very interesting review, I enjoyed the dissection and review of what most people don't even think about (wall chargers). On a non-technical note, Apple chargers should lose simply because of how goddamned large they are. They basically eat two spots on a power strip and are easily knocked out of wall sockets because of their weight.
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#55I bought up a half dozen Touchpad chargers when they were being cleared out for $5 a piece. I did it mainly because they were the cheapest 2A adapters that work with anything I'd come across, but it's good to know they're efficient and well-built as well.
Is it dangerous to use a high output power charger, like the HP TouchPad one, with a low consumption device, like a phone?
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#56Very interesting review, I enjoyed the dissection and review of what most people don't even think about (wall chargers). On a non-technical note, Apple chargers should lose simply because of how goddamned large they are. They basically eat two spots on a power strip and are easily knocked out of wall sockets because of their weight.
One thing that always annoys me when Apple products take over the world is how they are limited to American constraints. Sony Ericsson made a brilliant charger that plugged into the wall and you could just stand your phone onto. Apple would never think of that since the American plug standard is too weak to carry the same weight a Schuko can. And now everyone has to copy Apple instead of innovating...
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#57Very interesting review, I enjoyed the dissection and review of what most people don't even think about (wall chargers). On a non-technical note, Apple chargers should lose simply because of how goddamned large they are. They basically eat two spots on a power strip and are easily knocked out of wall sockets because of their weight.
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#58Very interesting review, I enjoyed the dissection and review of what most people don't even think about (wall chargers). On a non-technical note, Apple chargers should lose simply because of how goddamned large they are. They basically eat two spots on a power strip and are easily knocked out of wall sockets because of their weight.
Yeah, I don't understand why Apple does that. I've never used another laptop brand with the power brick on the plug.
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
#59I bought up a half dozen Touchpad chargers when they were being cleared out for $5 a piece. I did it mainly because they were the cheapest 2A adapters that work with anything I'd come across, but it's good to know they're efficient and well-built as well.
Is it dangerous to use a high output power charger, like the HP TouchPad one, with a low consumption device, like a phone?
Re: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best
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Yeah, I don't understand why Apple does that. I've never used another laptop brand with the power brick on the plug.
They all come with an extension cable if you don't want that.