hi all, I'm looking to buy a USB charger for my phone and ipad among a few other devices. Was wondering if anyone knew some good cheap ones? i'm hoping to pay below $15 if possible. But the biggest thing i'm worried is making sure I don't get one of those dodgy or unsafe ones I keep hearing about.
Thanks for any help!!
Need reccomendations for a USB wall charger
trustnoone on 03/02/2016 - 01:45
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Oh, Ikea has a decent 3-port one right at 14.99 AUD: http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/40291889/
Teardown: http://lygte-info.dk/review/USBpower%20Ikea%20Koppla%20UK.ht…
Its overall max output is lower than the BlitzWolf dual-port suggested above, but it does have more ports. Good if you don't mind waiting longer for a bunch of devices to charge.
Thanks so much guys, I didn't expect such a good answer and so in depth as well, looking at the tear downs are amazing. And they look like really awesome choices. Thanks so much!!
I have the Tronsmart 5 port recently posted here, it's excellent!
I got one of those rare DickSmith deals, in stock, no fuss, supplied.
2.1a per port, ideally dual USB, quality brand, fair price.
http://www.belkin.com/au/F8J003-Belkin/p/P-F8J003;jsessionid…I paid $32.67 for two! (Cheapest for it now is $29/each
Over the moon. Wouldn't know what to buy, if I needed more.
Tronsmart and BlitzWolf have been fairly solid in my experience. I'd generally recommend the 5-port ones with the power cable, because they include a proper AU cable (seems standards-compliant, includes the pin insulation too!). However, those are a bit outside your price range.
If you really want under 15 AUD…
You'll need a US => AU adapter for those.
Which one you choose will depend on if you have any devices that support QC, and whether you want dual-port more. Or you can just pay a bit more and get one of the 5-port ones.
I'd also suggest Anker, but they stopped shipping to AU a while ago.
Safety. Ah. Well, you could always get something properly AU-certified. It'll probably cost you more than $15, especially if you want proper 10 W (2 A @ 5 V) charging, much less dual-port at 10 W ea. There have been teardowns, and the designs are pretty good - far, far better/safer than the typical ebay cheapies.
Teardowns:
For comparison, here are some dodgy chargers: