Customer Reviews

Music Power 0900-71 Duet USB Port AC Charger

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Excellent device. It will work with most standard USB devices other than a few odd balls like the Zen. I can charge two Sony Walkmans at the same time. It has universal input 110-240V AC and has dual 5V 500 ma USB outputs. The charger is about the same size as a Sony NWZ Walkman.

The biggest and best surprise I received when I opened the package was the size of the device. It is only 5/8" thick at it's thickest point, and the A/C jack folds into the device. The two ports power my iPod and cell phone (the cell phone, a Motorola Q9M, complains that it is an unsupported device, but charges fine) so that I don't need to fire up my computer to get them some juice.

We travel out of the country often, so lugging a laptop AND the electronics would be troublesome. This allows us to charge our ipod nanos and our archos 504s without any problems. I've charged all my standard USB stuff with this. IT won't work with my Samsung cell (non-standard USB) nor my DS Lite (non-standard USB) it will charge my fuji finepix digital camera so long as I have the dock and the usb.

I bought this to charge my SanDisk Fuze so I didn't have to leave my PC on for the few hours it takes to recharge. I have only used it once but it seemed to charge it a little faster than it did on my PC. Nice product for the price.

It charges my Sansa Clip and Sony Walkman S639 just fine. The Sansa Clip doesn't get fully charged from computer's USB port. But this charger does the job.

Anything I can do to reduce the clutter of chargers is a plus - so I was very pleased to find this 2 port charger that I now use for my Zune and Treo. My understanding from the manufacturer is that it works with all STANDARD USB connections and not all MP3 players/PDA's are.

They work for my devices and my daughters iPOd - so we could not be happier with this small, cool charger. After buying one ... you will wonder why you didn't pick up more! Good product - excellent value.

A couple of reviewers have mentioned not being able to use the musicPower Duet with Creative Zen players and Motorola Razr cellphones and made the incorrect assumption that this was some kind of a defect in the adapter. The PowerLine musicPower Duet has two "standard" USB power ports which are 5V at 500ma each. A couple of reviewers have misread the rating label on the unit and thought that the outputs were 1.5V and 2.5V. In fact, the ratings for the two outputs are:

Vout 1: 5V ... 500mA
Vout 2: 5V ... 500mA

Unfortunately, Creative and Motorola chose to use "non-standard" USB power configurations for their products and that is the reason they can only be charged using the Creative or Motorola proprietary adapters.

PowerLine provides a toll-free consumer hotline so that customers can call regarding usage, compatibility and general concerns.

We are extremely happy with this product it is as what they say it does in the description and amazon has the best price of any online retailer that sells this product

So far so good with the MusicPower Duet. No more clogging my workspace or the USB ports on my computer charging Sony and Zune players for my son and I. It's now in the kitchen for easy access. This one device came at a price less than the individual name brand chargers. I certainly can't attest to any long-term performance, but I hope it continues to be fast and convenient.

From the device label: "1.5V 500mA, 2.5V 500mA, UL listed, Model 0900-71, efficiency level V".

Unlike Eforcity's Universal USB Travel Charger Adapter with serious issues (see my review of that USB supply), this USB power supply is UL listed, legal for sale in the US, and will charge my CC Witness AM Radio MP3 player and cell phone properly, rather than fail to power them.

My AM radio gets significantly worse reception using this USB power supply than when plugging the USB cable into my portable computer, but of all the stand-alone plug-in USB power supplies I've tried, I get the best reception so far with this USB power supply.