I’m looking at the prices compared to Walmart, and the difference is significant. Are these legit?

It also looks like none of the plugs are an American standard. Does anyone know why that is?

  • lemmylommy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    8 months ago

    Don’t buy them from aliexpress or similar. There is a lot of dangerous crap and you will not be able to find out until they zap you or your device with a delicious dose of 120V on the USB port.

  • Clerkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    7 months ago

    I have this 8-port, 268 watt GAN tower with 3 QC 18watt A ports, 6 PD 30 watt C ports, and a PD 100 watt C port. It’s a top notch, high quality product. I paid 25 USD for it last year, but it’s $77 now from that store, but I bet you could find a Choice Super Deal.

    I also have one of these cheap 65 watt QC multi-port plugs. It’s thin, but seems fine.

    All that said, I have experienced battery failure, then also on several cheap replacement batteries, so I will keep my phone plugged into the recommended 30 watt C-cube.

    I’ve yet to discover a cable that doesn’t evoke skepticism after use. I will need to learn about the best wire materials for cables instead of buying the lowest priced items.

    I don’t buy into “you get what you pay for” because that’s a capitalistic sales pressure idiom motivating consumerism that’s become mindlessly repeated. As long as the technology, materials, craftsmanship and functionality are legitimate, the lowest price that meets my quality standards is what I pay. I always read those specs before letting the price influence me.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Other brands are a way better value and work just as well (if not better), for less.

      I have many Anker chargers (some from years ago) that still work fine and cost half of what Apple charges. And I’ve never seen a Google charger, when I haven’t owned a Google device until a year ago. Do you think the Sony or Samsung branded ones are actually made by them?

      Plus with brands like Anker you can get chargers with 65w capacity and multiple ports - I have one that has 2 C ports and an A, so it does both PD and QC, something you won’t get in a 1st party charger.