USB AC Power Adapter (White)

I needed several of these, and they were cheap enough that I bought 5. I thoroughly tested all of them, and all 5 had the same issues:

1) For 3 devices (8GB iPod Touch 2nd generation, iPhone 3Gs, and an iPhone 4), it would not charge at all. A warning was issued on the screen: "Charging is not supported with this accessory." Once the message was dismissed, no charging occurred.

2) For 2 other iPhone 4s, no such warning appeared, but the phone behaved VERY erratically. The touchscreen was not behaving correctly, and apps were malfunctioning and performing actions unlike what I was trying to make them do (repeating text, as though I was holding down a key on a real keyboard; backspacing every time I hit "Send" on a text; walking in one direction only while non-stop firing in one of my games). This suggested to me the voltage might actually be WRONG, which is, of course, not good.

I threw them away. This product was 0-for-5 for me. Well, 5 adapters on 5 different products is 0-for-25, maybe? Nonetheless, I can not advise against it strongly enough.

RUN AWAY NOW. Quick, click on anything else, just dont buy these chargers.

They are horrible quality and just plain dont work with so many different devices.

It is not often that a product has more 1 star reviews than 5 and this is so bad it does.

You spent a lot of money on your ipod/iphone/ipad. Go buy a real charger and dont risk ruining your device (and yes, many reviewers below have had this issue!)

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Title says it all. It only works and charges with some cables and not others. It's very aggravating. It doesn't even work with my actual iPhone cable that came with my phone!

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This charger costs an astounding $30 if you buy it from the Apple web store! Maybe Apple dips it in gold or something, but there's no reason to pay $30 for it when you can get it for about $5, is there?

After I got this, I looked it over very carefully, comparing it to one a friend got from Apple. This is either the real deal, or it's the best knock-off ever made. It has the same markings and numbers as the original.

Bottom line: It works, and it's much, MUCH cheaper than it is from Apple. If you want a charger, buy this one.

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Update 2/08/2012: Obviously, a large number of reviewers have had very different experiences with their chargers than I've had with mine. This may be the reason: When I bought my charger, there was only one supplier. Now, there are several. My assumption is that the supplier I bought from (and sorry, but I can't remember the name) was selling the real deal, but some of the current suppliers are indeed selling inferior knockoffs. I based my review on my personal experience at that time.

I guess there's an additional bottom line: Buyer beware.

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I bought 4 of these units. They work and charge my iPhone 4S OK, but these chargers put out approximately 1/2 Amp and not 1 Amp as the OEM charger should. I measured each of my chargers using a digital ampmeter inserted directly into the circuit using a modified USB connector. I measured 0.850 Amps on my Apple OEM charger that came with my phone. These 4 new chargers put out 0.480, 0.460, 0.500, and 0.490 Amps (I am an Electrical Engineer) They look and feel exactly like the Apple brand, but just take twice as long to deliver the same charge. If you don't mind the time difference, they are a bargin compared to the OEM unit. I just wanted spare chargers to keep in my travel gear.

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