I bought this product to use USB-powered devices in my car, instead of going through bulky/near obsolete 12V cigar lighter power jack.
I am very happy with the USB adapter.
Pros are:
- The small profile USB port is excellent. You will see why it is called 'micro'. It is so small that USB port seems as an integral part of car. However, the small profile may make it hard to pull out when necessary.
- Build quality is good. So, it doesn't feel cheap.
- It fits to the cigar lighter jack tight. Unlike some poorly designed accessories, once inserted into tthe lighter port, this USB port doesn't creep back out.
One star minus is because the iPod/iPhone charge/sync cable port is thicker than that of Apple genuine cable port. So, it doesn't fit through my iPhone case. Belkin F8Z446ttP Apple iPhone Micro USB Charger with ChargeSync Cable
This belkin charger is just what I was looking for. When I purchased a new iPod my old generic charger didn't work. I needed one that did. The reason I went for this one was the compact design. It sure is small! The included charring cable is well made and nice and long. Good stuff!
The charger itself seems to work just fine, charges my IPhone 3GS fast. However the included cable is horrible, terribly bad cable. Why?
1. Cable is way too stiff, not flexible. I don't see how this works well for any cable connected to your iPhone. It is ultimately going to put a lot of mechanical stress on your iPhone dock connector which WILL make it fail prematurely. If you don't have something to stick your iPhone in, your phone gets pushed around by the cable and either becomes disconnected, or knocks your phone onto the floor somewhere where you can't reach it.
2. The connector does not lock into the iPhone dock, meaning combined with the overly stiff cable, the cable often becomes disconnected defeating the whole point of having a charger in your car.
If you are interested in this product and have an extra USB to iPhone cable, or are willing to buy a better made cable, this product might makes some sense.
I personally do not like to reward companies that sucker customers into buying a poorly implemented and lazily designed product that, whether intended or not, takes advantage of consumers.
Perhaps they have fixed the cable issue, but I kind of doubt it.
Bought this cable set to use on the road. Lasted about 6 months before the iPhone connector housing separated and the plug fell apart. Attempted to SuperGlue it, but the plastic seems incompatible with the glue.
Use gently or look for a more rugged cable.
This cable does charge my iPhone4, but the phone's display repeatedly says "This accessory not optimized for this device...". However, the charge function works as long as I don't move my iPhone during the charge. If I move it, the cable loses full connectivity with the phone even though the connection looks to be physically intact. The car adapter plug fits nicely (near flush) into both power outlets in my car. However, the aforementioned connectivity issue makes car charging impractical when the adapter is paired with this cable. I tried the adapter plug with an old Belkin "charge only" USB cable I had...worked fine for charging. I have not tried synching with the cable included in this package.
I've very happy with the quality of this item. I bought it because a cheap charger I bought did not work with my iPad. I took a chance and this charger works with both my iPhone and my iPad.
You will notice that the cable is much thicker than the "cheap" kinds are.
The ability to use it as a sync cable is a big plus, however, if your *computer's* USB port isn't made to spec it will not charge your iPad. Please note this is not a problem that this cable can fix.
Anyway you will be very satisfied with this cable.
I bought this item for its features. The description on Amazon describes as compatible with the iphone 4. The packaging clearly shows its compatible up to the 3GS model. The packaging also shows a generic iphone compatibility sign of "iphone 4GB 8GB and 16GB" which does not make sense to me, but may make sense to others. The first time I used it, my phone charged about 25% then my phone rejected the equipment. A warning message appeared and said the equipment was not compatible. I tried using the OEM USB cord that came with my iphone, but it still only charged about 25% and then stopped charging. My phone produced the warning message again. I am impressed with the design and the flush fit when the product is plugged into the DC outlet. I also like that the product is black. I am going to contact Belkin to trouble shoot. Don't know if Amazon will accept the product due to the packaging already being opened. I hope this helps those considering the purchase of this item. - Charger - Car Charger - Iphone Car Charger - Ipad'
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