Twin 2.1Amp wall chargers

DMurr

Any recommendations for a singal wall plug for charging an iphone 5 and a 3rd gen ipad at the same time ?
Would be nice if it was under €35

Trying to cut down on clutter and i'll be useing it when i travel with a travel plug

flyguy

I got this of DX.com:
http://dx.com/p/dual-usb-ac-power-adapter-for-iphone-ipad-white-eu-plug-110-240v-183119
It's not dual 2.1 but 1.0 and 2.1. Seems to work fine for my iPad mini and iPhone 5 (only using it for about a week). Use the 2.1 side for the iPad.
It's has a eu plug, I didn't look for UK one as I only use it for travel, but they might have a UK version (edit -checked and they do) or just get the UK plug: http://dx.com/p/apple-compatible-interchange-ac-adapter-plug-uk-13352
Well under €35;-) dunno if you've used dx before, shipping is free but takes 2-4 weeks...

Edit- just found this (and loads more options on same site).
http://dx.com/p/usb-travel-charger-with-eu-us-uk-au-plug-adapters-white-dc-5v-2-1a-116328
Maybe even better for travel.

DMurr

Thanks just ordered this 1 http://dx.com/p/dual-usb-ac-power-charger-adapter-for-iphone-5-ipad-series-white-uk-plug-110-240v-185176

jamesd

DMurr wrote: »

Thanks just ordered this 1 http://dx.com/p/dual-usb-ac-power-charger-adapter-for-iphone-5-ipad-series-white-uk-plug-110-240v-185176

Did you read the view?

Cons:
This thing basically SCREAMS out RF of it, and has ultra-dirty voltage. The voltage is so bad that it affected the operation of the touchscreen of my iPhone (creating incorrect clicks, fake scrolling etc while the screen was being touched). The exposed metal of the USB sockets were oxidised when the package was opened.

Other:
I have not pulled it apart, but it is likely that this charger will lack any sort of voltage regulation.

Bottomline:
Avoid unless you're OK with your phone being damaged by dodgy voltage.

flyguy

Although I always advocate reading the reviews on dx, maybe this bad review was from someone who received a bad unit (maybe not) he also said there were signs of oxidation so maybe it got wet at some stage... The one I ordered has a review that says the opposite (as far as I can tell they're the same product with different plugs).

Pros:
Can charge both iPhone and iPad at the same time; Charging times are the same as the original chargers; Doesn't make your touchscreen go haywire like some other chargers do; Doesn't heat up excessively.

I guess you're gonna have to wait to see when u get it, like I said no problems with mine...