Kensington 70W Power Adapter for iPod, iBook and PowerBook A laptop without power is a heavy paperweight, so Kensington has launched a new mutli-use power adapter - but does it work?
- Reviewer
- Stuart Miles
- Review Date
- 5 March 2006
- Manufacturer
- Kensington
- Price as reviewed
- £89.99
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Reader review
User: Geert Jan de Groot, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Date Posted: 30 March 2006
Review: This, unfortunately, is one of those reviews I wanted that I would have read myself before buying the product. A major drawback is that the line voltage plug on the adapter itself is non-standard (in contrast to the Apple adapter, for which you can find local power cords at any radio-TV shop). Unfortunately, the "EU" version I bought only comes with the UK plug and a flat plug (many places in EU). Specifically, a USA plug is missing. The manual says that I must use 220 volt plugs for 220 volts, and 110 volt plugs for 110 volts. So, even if the adapter is 110-240 volts, I would void the warranty if I would use an adapter to convert to a 110 volt plug. This makes the product unusable outside Europe. While at home, the adapter works, but as far as travel goes the product is a lot more limited than the brochure says. I would have taken that into account if I would have known at the time of purchase. Unless you really can't live without the car/airplane plug, the Apple adapter itself is a much, much better choice.
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