IF you need a portable USB wall charger and don’t need the newer Quick Charge 2.0 technology, you can score a really nice deal on the 4-port Aukey 30W / 6A USB Foldable Charger. It sells for $6, in new condition, by the seller, with the order fulfilled by Amazon, so Prime members get free shipping regardless of total price. Limit 30 per customer.
UPDATE (10/11/15): Amazon has now put it under the Add-On program, so to get free shipping:
+ Prime members must place a $25+ total order
+ non-Prime members must place a $35+ total order
+ shopping cart won’t let you buy it even if you are willing to pay shipping out of your own pocket (it’s that darned Add-On Program restriction)
The four ports have what they call “AlPower Tech” which can figure out how to best charge a connected device, and can go up to 2.4A for each port. The maximum is 6A, so obviously this is not for charging four iPads at a time. This has been around for a while, it averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 86 customer reviews. More details in the product description and the customer reviews.
Caveat: again, the main caveat here is that it does not support the new Quick Charge 2.0, which is why is on sale/clearance. But if you don’t need QC 2.0, this is a steal!
Note: this is a wall-powered USB charger. You cannot power it from a computer and you cannot use it as a USB hub!
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