Customer Reviews

Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)

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4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Hi All,

So I had an interesting situation one lighter socket and 2 devices to charge. One iPhone 3g and a Blackberry Javelin 8900. I use both and thus they both need to be charged at some point during my long 2 hour commutes.

The belkin charger has two usb ports on it...one for regular trickle charging and one quick charge port (a little more amps on the quick charge). I had to test this Quick method and thus took my nearly dead blackberry and plugged it into the quick charger...sure enough it charged up to full in about 30 minutes...where it would take about 1 hour under normal circumstances on a normal charger.

With my iPhone 3G I was a little scared/cautious and thus used the regular charging port to plug into it. It worked fine. The iPhone went to charging immediately and had no signs of errors etc....some accessories have issues with iPhone 3g and I can CONFIRM that this Charger WORKS perfectly.

The box includes a usb to apple connector cable for ipods/iphones etc and a usb to mini-usb for usb based charging devices. The color is BLACK as can be seen here....the finish is glossy.

I now have 2 of these for both cars and I could not be happier. For what is included at this price point...it is a MUST Buy.

5/5

Please ignore my review unless you know a little about electronics and USB.

I haven't done any current tests or analyzed the USB signal (there's supposed to be a signal to enable 1A charging on a device), but I have taken the charger apart. Each USB port has dedicated connections (even ground). Other USB hubs/ports I've looked at hook all of the power connections together. This leads me to assume Belkin has dedicated power management per USB port.

Other than that, it's a charger. It charged a 4th gen Nano, a 3G iPhone, and Blackberry Pearl just fine.

This is perfect for all around use, but especially good for flying and rental cars. My wife and I usually get to the rental car with both Iphones near dead. We can easily charge both our phones from one 12v plug. Plus we save some carry on bulk with only one charger plug. Belkin also makes a dual 110v charger. Buy that too. The USB to Iphone cords work in both units. You save still more travelling bulk.

I got this because it comes with both an iPod/iPhone charging cable and a mini-USB charging cable, and both can be used at the same time. Since my wife has a 3G iPhone and I have a BlackBerry Bold which uses the mini-USB connection, we can charge our phones at the same time in the car. And if any phone needs it, it's the iPhone! The best part is that this is $10 less than the same item at the Apple Store. Thanks Amazon!

This is great! It can charge my iPod and keep my GPSr (Geocaching) going while I drive making me only have to use battery power when I'm out of the car in the final stages of caching.

There are enough good amount of reviews for it. I'm just adding a 5 stars ^_^

It looks nice (glossy)
It works
It charges quick
Has 2 ports
Has wire long enough to extend all the way to back of car

additional: I used it with a 3G S.

No CON so far.

If you are thinking about buying a $5 charger.. [...], just make sure u know it will work. I bought one before for ~~$5. When plugged it, it will light up and you'll see the charging-battery icon, but in fact.. even if it's plugged in for hours, no power is coming in. There's an article explaining why that happen, that I'm not going into that.

BUY THIS ONE WITH CONFIDENT KNOWING IT WILL WORK AND IT'S THE BEST ONE AROUND. =) (Performance and price wise)

I've used this to charge 2 3GS Iphones at the same time. Works
as advertised. No issues to date.

This device definitely works as expected however it would be nice if it were a bit less bulky. I used this device in a Cadillac Escalade and a Honda Civic and in both cars it fit without issue.

It also appears to charge devices very rapidly. I would suggest this to others but I would warn that it is a bit bulky.

I rented a Dodge Caliber to drive from Fl to VA and I needed a usb charger to use my 120GB Ipod and my Tom Tom 720 at the same time. This little gadget made my trip very enjoyable. This charger kept my Ipod and GPS connected for HOURS without a single problem. I connected the audio jack from the Ipod to the radio aux and BINGO! great music to my ears!!
Sorry to hear about the Audi guy, but no problems at all in my car.
See ya!!

getting a good charger for the new iphone 3g can be a challenge as many of the chargers simply do not work when you plug them in. the belkin is an exception and it does the job. i would have given it five stars but the cable is really stiff and it makes it a bit awkward in the car. if you substitute the original charger/sync cable it works for me as a better combination. this looks and feels like a quality product and a good investment for your iphone.