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Don’t buy Apple products from Amazon. Especially power or cables. The counterfeiting is out of control, and they have no plans to fix it
They are getting rid of comingling which should reduce some of the counterfeiting problems: https://www.geekwire.com/2025/after-years-of-backlash-amazon...
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Depending on your location and exact geometry needs the IKEA SJÖSS might do it.
The IKEA SJÖSS has ports on the front face rather than down or side.
Makes them harder to plug in behind furniture too.
I wish they'd discount their 35W dual port chargers or that I could find a similar 3rd party charger. My main criteria are (1) dual USB-C ports to charge multiple devices in one location, (2) compact enough to not block the other receptacle, and (3) ports face down/to the side so can fit between the wall and furniture. Unfortunately most chargers fail at least one of these.
This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it may fit the use case. I've recently been replacing some of the wiring in my house as part of a renovation, and I discovered that Leviton sells outlets with PD USB-C built in now! Not talking about the useless 2A USB-A "built-in" chargers of yore, now they actually have proper PD up to 60W! They do also sell non-PD, so it requires some careful checking of the model nu…
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Don’t buy Apple products from Amazon. Especially power or cables. The counterfeiting is out of control, and they have no plans to fix it
They are getting rid of comingling which should reduce some of the counterfeiting problems: https://www.geekwire.com/2025/after-years-of-backlash-amazon...
Bu as the other responder implied, I’ll believe Bezos when his lips stop moving.
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Anecdote: I’ve bought at least a dozen Apple accessories recently and it’s been fine. Just don’t buy from random listings with vendors named TREGARBLE or something. Inspect it upon arrival and send it back if it’s a problem.
> I’ve bought at least a dozen Apple accessories recently and it’s been fine. How did you verify their authenticity?
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Don’t buy Apple products from Amazon. Especially power or cables. The counterfeiting is out of control, and they have no plans to fix it
Anecdote: I’ve bought at least a dozen Apple accessories recently and it’s been fine. Just don’t buy from random listings with vendors named TREGARBLE or something. Inspect it upon arrival and send it back if it’s a problem.
Hopefully Apple releases a UK version of this adapter soon. The design looks very similar to my beloved Apple UK 20W charger [1]. I’d buy a 40-60W version in a heartbeat! [1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-20W-USB-C-Power-Adapter/dp/B0...
Wow, that does look very neat for an Apple charger. The prongs are individually foldable, right? I wish there was something like this for Europlug chargers. Ironically, the most compact USB adapter for me so far is one with a US plug, combined with an US-to-Europlug adapter, which can be made very compact, but seem a bit risky at 220V, given that US plugs expose the prongs while connected.
Better than that. You just move the biggest (earth) pin and the other pins fold automatically with it (in the opposite direction!), via a perfectly weighted/sprung mechanical linkage. It's a very smooth, elegant, robust action. Whoever designed it should get some design awards!
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I’m seeing $17+.
I think aliexpress A/B test prices. Clear cookies and refresh a few times and you'll get the $5.50 price.
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This is coming across as more than a bit delusional. Adding a new standard to a charger is not “forcing” anyone to avoid other chargers in any sense. AVS adds functionality to this charger, it doesn’t take it away from other ones.
If AVS is only part of the USB-C PD spec over 100W then yes Apple is doing something non-standard and not "adding a new standard." They're going to make 3rd party charger providers add some Apple-specific logic that isn't in the PD spec and isn't used by any other devices if this is true. If this is true, then if you own a 3rd party charger that is up-to-date with the very latest USB PD specs, your charger is going t…