So this is the first tablet\phone I've ever had that doesn't charge off the USB cable. Is there something I'm doing wrong or a wrong setting? I really don't want to carry the power brick when I travel.
Also, is there a way to disable the Kies so it doesn't make me press home every time I plug it in?
Xoom doesn't charge over USB either. Apparently the battery is to large and USB power to weak.
I've tried numerous computers and other USB power bricks and the only thing that seems to charge the tablet was the (rather huge) power brick that Samsung packed in the box.
yay pie said:
I've tried numerous computers and other USB power bricks and the only thing that seems to charge the tablet was the (rather huge) power brick that Samsung packed in the box.
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yeah I've tried ipad brick, kindle brick, etc. Not sure why they went so proprietary
I think most of these new tablets dont do usb charging. My xoom as well as my coworker's Asus Transformer doesn't do USB charging either.
The USB port doesnt provide enough juice to charge the device.
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I think most of these new tablets dont do usb charging. My xoom as well as my coworker's Asus Transformer doesn't do USB charging either.
The USB port doesnt provide enough juice to charge the device.
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It's a myth about usb ports not providing enough power. It's up to the device to either accept a trickle charge, or require the full power of the brick. Devices like iPad and iPad 2 are set to accept a slower charge. It's a poor customer experience to disallow charging from the laptop, because many people like me don't like to carry multiple power bricks when traveling.
you can charge it if you turn it off
I used this for my iPad 1 on Windows 7 and it also works for my 10.1 I/O. It doesn't say that it is charging but if u look at the battery chart u will see it charging while its on.
http://event.asus.com/mb/2010/ai_charger/
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What is the voltage of the charger that comes with the 10.1"?
I know when I got my 7" Tab I purchased a higher voltage but standard nonetheless 2.1v USB charger which worked fine.
If the voltage is the same we should be able to use the small charger that comes with the 7" Tab (and cables as the pin connector I believe is the same).
Beards said:
What is the voltage of the charger that comes with the 10.1"?
I know when I got my 7" Tab I purchased a higher voltage but standard nonetheless 2.1v USB charger which worked fine.
If the voltage is the same we should be able to use the small charger that comes with the 7" Tab (and cables as the pin connector I believe is the same).
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I can't see the difference between the Tab and the Tab 10.1 LE chargers. It's the same travel adapter and I have been using the original one for charging with the original cable.
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I can't see the difference between the Tab and the Tab 10.1 LE chargers. It's the same travel adapter and I have been using the original one for charging with the original cable.
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I thought as much.... Well that will save me having to purchase any additional power hardware items.
My Google I/O powers up, albeit slowly, over USB. Just a shame the USB cable connects to the Tab via the proprietary 30pin connection...
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My Google I/O powers up, albeit slowly, over USB. Just a shame the USB cable connects to the Tab via the proprietary 30pin connection...
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It does indicate that it is charging when it's switched off. I haven't bothered to see how long it takes.
I find this insane. I got a IO Tab from eBay and received it today and it is awesome except for the fact that I now have to go buy a US-UK adaptor for the charger as it doesn't work with any of my existing USB chargers including the iPad charger or charge from PC/Mac.
I also have the top right hand corner glass lifting up annoyingly which Engadget reported on. I have taped that corner up and will get it sorted under warranty when its officially out I hope.
I have seen a USB adapter in Amazon which says it will connect the USB with any charger. I ordered one and will hopefully see soon if with this small item I can use my car adapter and the one from Nikon, Nokia, and and and
USB charger from smaller Galaxy tab works. You can order them on amazon.com or ebay.
Just to confirm, Tab charges over USB when the screen is set to off.
But I agress, USB socket sucks.
fscherz said:
I have seen a USB adapter in Amazon which says it will connect the USB with any charger. I ordered one and will hopefully see soon if with this small item I can use my car adapter and the one from Nikon, Nokia, and and and
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I bought an adapter off eBay that was quoted as being for the P1000. It works just fine on the 10.1v charging off USB, even when the screen is on. It charges quite quickly too.
It is a small USB cable that has a switch that allows you to put the cable in data or charge mode. I found that I had to disconnect the cable prior to switching modes for it to play nice however.
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I think most of these new tablets dont do usb charging. My xoom as well as my coworker's Asus Transformer doesn't do USB charging either.
The USB port doesnt provide enough juice to charge the device.
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Actually the Asus Transformer does do usb charging in sleep mode. Little known feature although it says so on the quick guide slip you get in the box....
Yes it does charge, but only when the device is powered off, or the screen is powered off (sleep)
It won't charge over an apple connector, because they aren't keeping to the standard at all (as usuall) Samsung is also using a slightly altered version of the connector, but the charger, audio channels en video channels are in the right place
Just google/wiki on the 30-pins connector schematics
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Hi,
can my acer iconia be charged via the usb?
No it cannot be charged via USB.
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Most of the tablets can't be charged over USB - the A/C charger for the Acer is a 12v and I think (don't have mine with me at the moment) over 1 amp; even USB 3.0 only puts out 5v and maxes at 1a.
Having said that, it'd be nice if they could take a trickle charge over the USB input to reduce the battery drain, even if it can't fully charge the battery.
If anyone here also owns a Nook Color you may have noticed that it won't charge over USB either, and in fact even requires a custom "USB" cable attached to their power adapter for charging. Their cable looks like a regular USB cable but it is not.
The screens and batteries are just too big to support the tiny amount of power USB is designed to provide.
Nope, no charging over USB. It has to do with the amount of charge needed to charge the device and USB is unable go generate the needed power.
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If anyone here also owns a Nook Color you may have noticed that it won't charge over USB either, and in fact even requires a custom "USB" cable attached to their power adapter for charging. Their cable looks like a regular USB cable but it is not.
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The Nook Color does in fact charge over USB. I do it all the time. The only time it needs the AC power adapter is if it next to dead, and you get the "Battery too low to power on". Also, the AC adapter, even though it outputs via MicroUSB, will NOT charge other devices as it doesn't fit exactly for some reason.
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The Nook Color does in fact charge over USB. I do it all the time. The only time it needs the AC power adapter is if it next to dead, and you get the "Battery too low to power on". Also, the AC adapter, even though it outputs via MicroUSB, will NOT charge other devices as it doesn't fit exactly for some reason.
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My (retired) 1st gen Sony eReader was like that also, USB charge didn't work once the batt level got too low
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Like stated before almost no tablet charges over usb. and like one poster pointed out not even the nook color charges over usb I have one as well.
One poster says the nook does charge but you have to define chargeing. on wall power it charges full in like less then an hour. plugged into usb and only if its off or in sleep with no wifi running it will chrge but it will take all night. so for all purposes it dosent usb charge.
I dont know about other tablets but the iconia has TWO internal batteries(read your box see the little x2 next to the batteries) and most likely why it wont charge over usb.
To tell the truth I have not really understood the hang up on the usb charging or the short cord for the iconia. usually I charge mine when im done with it or not using it so cord length means nothing. and as far as usb charging, usb charging on anything is harder on the battieres. and most likely why alot of companies dont do it.
The whole idea is to be prtable who wants to be teathered to the wall with a charger 4 foot or 6 foot really whats the difference?
side note: the person who said the nook color cord was special? its just a standard mini usb just like on portable hard drives nothing special about it. i lost mine and just used the one from my hard drive worked just fine.
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To tell the truth I have not really understood the hang up on the usb charging or the short cord for the iconia. usually I charge mine when im done with it or not using it so cord length means nothing. and as far as usb charging, usb charging on anything is harder on the batteries. and most likely why alot of companies don't do it.
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I think the point with USB charging is it one less adapter you have to carry... if everyting supported the same port type it would make life much easier the the micro USB has been a nice solution for phones
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I think the point with USB charging is it one less adapter you have to carry... if everyting supported the same port type it would make life much easier the the micro USB has been a nice solution for phones
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That would be great. Maybe someday they will design a transport port and technology allowing a single port to both be intelligent enough to transport files to/from a computer as well as charge these devices.
For now, as others have said - the batteries in the A500 take too much juice to be charged through the USB port. Imagine having to charge your tablet for 48 hrs? Or worse, while it's charging you pick it up to check a website and even while charging it just starts draining because the batteries are juicing out faster than they can be charged?
It just wouldn't work.
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To tell the truth I have not really understood the hang up on the usb charging or the short cord for the iconia. usually I charge mine when im done with it or not using it so cord length means nothing. and as far as usb charging, usb charging on anything is harder on the battieres. and most likely why alot of companies dont do it.
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I'm traveling to Germany in a few weeks. I have an adapter for my Dell Laptop to deal with the Power over there. The ability to charge my tablet, phone, and any other devices from my laptop would be awesome. If I wish to take my tablet, I'll need to buy another adapter / power converter that I'll hardly ever use. I often travel within the US for business, and carrying one less power adapter would be nice.
Sometimes My kids steal my tablet and use up all the battery, or I simply forget to plug it in... then I go to use it, and it's near dead. With the ridiculously short cord I cant use it while it charges unless I want to sit on the floor next to an electrical outlet or use an extension cord. And of course of the 50 or so power bricks I have.. none match..
While these things are slightly inconvenient.. It's not a show stopper. I love my Iconia.
I think people are used to their android phones, where (for me at least), my habit is to sit down and plug in the usb. It's just easy to keep it charged that way.
I found this neat device though, I think someone called it an extension cord or something? It really solved my problems of the short cord. I bet the guy who invented that is a millionaire.
(Seriously, they could have made the cord longer, just so you could sit the tab on a table and not be stretching, but $2 at Home Depot fixed the issue real quick).
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I think people are used to their android phones, where (for me at least), my habit is to sit down and plug in the usb. It's just easy to keep it charged that way.
I found this neat device though, I think someone called it an extension cord or something? It really solved my problems of the short cord. I bet the guy who invented that is a millionaire.
(Seriously, they could have made the cord longer, just so you could sit the tab on a table and not be stretching, but $2 at Home Depot fixed the issue real quick).
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I had to return my first Iconia due to the stinkin to short power cord and when I picked it up it ripped the center pin out with it.... poor thinking acer!
I have almost done it again several times... tomorrow I am making my own car adapter and extending the charger cord myself...
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and extending the charger cord myself...
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Extending the cable isn't really all that difficult, just cut the cable in two, rip the insulating layer from both ends, add some extra cable in-between and voila! You've got yourself a longer charging cable
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Extending the cable isn't really all that difficult, just cut the cable in two, rip the insulating layer from both ends, add some extra cable in-between and voila! You've got yourself a longer charging cable
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Yep, that would definitely do the job but what about electrical resistance or conductance may be depending on the material, diameter of the wire, legth, temperature ... sorry, I'm not an electrician or an engineer but I think one shouldn't do such "grafting" with such sensitive electronic equipment...
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What you ought to make is a 5V to 12V little box that you plug into TWO (or more) USB ports and draw power off both. It would be pretty small, you could probably put it inline. I have a hard drive case that draws power from two USB ports. One is power only, other is power and data. It Y's into a mini USB from two full size USB.
THAT'S what tablet makers ought to use. 1A at 5V is 5 watts, which is about 420mA @ 12 Volts which would probably let you charge when off at least on a tablet. Assuming no loss of course, but I bet you could still get 400mA effective.
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I'm traveling to Germany in a few weeks. I have an adapter for my Dell Laptop to deal with the Power over there. The ability to charge my tablet, phone, and any other devices from my laptop would be awesome. If I wish to take my tablet, I'll need to buy another adapter / power converter that I'll hardly ever use. I often travel within the US for business, and carrying one less power adapter would be nice.
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i dont know if you've already made your trip to Germany or not, but as far as your Acer is concerned, all you need is a $0.30 US to German plug adapter. the brick from the iconia can already handle 110-240v. actually, most laptops and such's (even desktops) power supplies handle up to 240v due to people traveling with them. you dont need to worry about getting a special converter. this is coming from someone who's lived in Germany for 2 years, Bosnia for 7 months, and Iraq for 12 months. just look at the power supply and find the voltage on there and if it says 110-240v you're good. if its like 110-120v then you will need the power converter. lost a PlayStation 1 back in 1999 that way because I didnt check.
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What you ought to make is a 5V to 12V little box that you plug into TWO (or more) USB ports and draw power off both. It would be pretty small, you could probably put it inline. I have a hard drive case that draws power from two USB ports. One is power only, other is power and data. It Y's into a mini USB from two full size USB.
THAT'S what tablet makers ought to use. 1A at 5V is 5 watts, which is about 420mA @ 12 Volts which would probably let you charge when off at least on a tablet. Assuming no loss of course, but I bet you could still get 400mA effective.
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I like your thinking! (As oppose to all the nay-sayers who accepts defeat so readily...)
Another thing we should consider: many USB ports (even USB 2.0) will provide more power than the specification calls for - my motherboard puts out 1,500mAh on multiple ports, and my laptop has a dedicated "phone charging port" that puts out 1,000 mAh. Some travel adapter also has a USB charging port that puts out more than 500mAh. I know this is not the norm but is becoming a trend. So, for the lucky few who has a high-power USB port, charging the tablet via USB is entirely feasible. In fact, even with standard USB port, it can be done, just not "well".
If you don't believe me, do the math yourself - the Iconia has 2x 3.26Ah battery. At 3.7v, that is about 24 watt. For 2x USB at 500mAh, you get about 5 W/hr of juice. At no-loss, the tablet would be charged in less than 5 hours. Even if we assume 30% loss (typical), it will still be less than 7 hour to fully charge the tablet - aka one night of sleep. And it only gets better if your laptop puts out more power on the USB ports.
I would much rather have 1 power adapter for my laptop, and then plug all my phone/tablet/wifi-hotspot into the laptop... as oppose to lugging around 4 different power bricks. Plus, for those of you who travel a lot, you will know this... hotels never have enough power outlets! I have to start bringing my own powerstrip these days because if there are two of us sharing a room, we'd frequently have to pull out the TV cabinet and unplug the TV, or charge the phones in the bathroom...
So, any chance we can put this in action? And instead of waiting for tablet manufacturers to get their acts together, how many of you would actually pay for a "2x-USB-to-12v" adapter cable that is smaller/lighter than the Iconia wall brick but can charge your tablet overnight via laptop? If there is enough interest, I wonder if we could get a Kickstarter project going for this...
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Jumping in here a little late, but it's not true that no tablets can be charged via USB. My Samsung Galaxy Tab can be charged over USB. Mine is the 7" model, no idea about its 10" big brother.
HP TouchPad 16GB also takes charge from USB slow but still charges.
on the other hand my Acer A500 does not!
I've been experimenting with the power options on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I think I have it figured out:
1. You get full charge rate, even with the screen on, only when using the Samsung power adapter.
2. An iPad adapter with a similar output as the Samsung adapter (they're stronger for tablets than phones) does not charge it at the same rate as the Samsung adapter. The iPad adapter charges at the same rate as #3 and #4.
3. USB into the computer trickle charges the GT. On mine at about a rate of 4% an hour.
4. A standard iPhone adapter charges the same as #3.
I'm a little disappointed that the iPad adapter didn't work, that makes me think that there's something in the Samsung adapter that isn't standard (if the iPad adapter is standard, maybe it isn't).
I decided to put the included adapter at my bedside and keep it plugged in to my computer throughout the day by USB. The short USB cable is restrictive, but I have some longer ones coming from Amazon tomorrow. They were less than half the price of the Samsung cable too.
Did anyone else have a different experience?
I use the adapter that came with the GT10.1, set it to Flight mode and put it to sleep as it charges.
Estimated 5-6 hours to full charge from around 30% since I've never really gotten the battery lower than that for an entire days full usage through uni... not even a FULL full day of uni where i use it from 9am to 7pm does it dip below that.
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I've been experimenting with the power options on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I think I have it figured out:
1. You get full charge rate, even with the screen on, only when using the Samsung power adapter.
2. An iPad adapter with a similar output as the Samsung adapter (they're stronger for tablets than phones) does not charge it at the same rate as the Samsung adapter. The iPad adapter charges at the same rate as #3 and #4.
3. USB into the computer trickle charges the GT. On mine at about a rate of 4% an hour.
4. A standard iPhone adapter charges the same as #3.
I'm a little disappointed that the iPad adapter didn't work, that makes me think that there's something in the Samsung adapter that isn't standard (if the iPad adapter is standard, maybe it isn't).
I decided to put the included adapter at my bedside and keep it plugged in to my computer throughout the day by USB. The short USB cable is restrictive, but I have some longer ones coming from Amazon tomorrow. They were less than half the price of the Samsung cable too.
Did anyone else have a different experience?
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Now it's the good time to send your finding to the German judge and explain him that Apple is a troll company. ;-)
Coming back to your question, no man. But please do post your findings.
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It's the different pin-out between the Samsung charger and the Apple charger...Samsung shorts different pins on the charger to tell the Tab it's getting full power. You can buy an adaptor (see Accessories section) that will fool the Tab.
Once the pins are shorted, 2A is 2A, far as the Tab is concerned, and it will charge faster.
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It's the different pin-out between the Samsung charger and the Apple charger...Samsung shorts different pins on the charger to tell the Tab it's getting full power. You can buy an adaptor (see Accessories section) that will fool the Tab.
Once the pins are shorted, 2A is 2A, far as the Tab is concerned, and it will charge faster.
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btw: you can get very cheap adapters for that on amazon/ebay!
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It's the different pin-out between the Samsung charger and the Apple charger...Samsung shorts different pins on the charger to tell the Tab it's getting full power. You can buy an adaptor (see Accessories section) that will fool the Tab.
Once the pins are shorted, 2A is 2A, far as the Tab is concerned, and it will charge faster.
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Thanks for the info! I guess I'm a little late to the party with the GT.
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I've been experimenting with the power options on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and I think I have it figured out:
1. You get full charge rate, even with the screen on, only when using the Samsung power adapter.
2. An iPad adapter with a similar output as the Samsung adapter (they're stronger for tablets than phones) does not charge it at the same rate as the Samsung adapter. The iPad adapter charges at the same rate as #3 and #4.
3. USB into the computer trickle charges the GT. On mine at about a rate of 4% an hour.
4. A standard iPhone adapter charges the same as #3.
I'm a little disappointed that the iPad adapter didn't work, that makes me think that there's something in the Samsung adapter that isn't standard (if the iPad adapter is standard, maybe it isn't).
I decided to put the included adapter at my bedside and keep it plugged in to my computer throughout the day by USB. The short USB cable is restrictive, but I have some longer ones coming from Amazon tomorrow. They were less than half the price of the Samsung cable too.
Did anyone else have a different experience?
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Read the "make your own cables" thread for more on charging and such.
Various "dumb chargers" use different methods to signal the presence of a "dumb charger".
The official USB-IF standard is to short D+ and D- together.
The Apple way is all sorts of weird resistors to set voltages on D+ and D-. iPad is 2.0 and 2.8 volts.
The Samsung tablet way is to short them together and use resistors to make them wind up at 1.2 volts approximately.
q. why does the tab only get charged with the oem charge usb unit?
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It's the only USb charger I am aware of with output of 2,4 Ampere
That may be right, but the device does not really consumpt that much power. Imho it must be at least partly be a matter of the firmware, as I saw the device loading slowly on my MacBook while it was turned on (used to have a ROM from TEAMOVERCOME these days).
Yeah, I think on alternate kernels it will indeed do a trickle charge off a computer USB port. It will take much much longer to charge than the Samsung adapter.
You could also take your chances with these boosters:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-data-charging-extension-cable-for-samsung-p1000-black-91141
Samsung tabs and phones are notoriously fussy when it comes to aftermarket chargers/cables so proceed at your own risk.
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q. why does the tab only get charged with the oem charge usb unit?
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It has to do with the output voltages of the charger. The Tab senses the voltages on the usb pins and will not allow charging if those voltages are not there. You can get small adapter plugs that fit between your charger adapter and the cable and it fools the Tab into thinking it is connected to a stock adapter and allows charging. There is a thread here on how you can make these adapters yourself, but if you're like me and mechanically challenged at making small solder connections, it's easier to buy them. I bought a few on eBay for under $4 each. I can now charge with any USB charger.
Has anybody noticed that the Play store listing for the Nexus 10 only lists the tablet?
Maybe they wanted to save a few bucks and figured that we'd all have phones with a charger cable already, but it's kinda lame that we'd be paying $400+ for a tablet and we won't even be getting a charger with it. I'm going to have to buy a separate cable for it myself; I kinda want to charge both my tablet and my GNexus at the same time.
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Has anybody noticed that the Play store listing for the Nexus 10 only lists the tablet?
Maybe they wanted to save a few bucks and figured that we'd all have phones with a charger cable already, but it's kinda lame that we'd be paying $400+ for a tablet and we won't even be getting a charger with it. I'm going to have to buy a separate cable for it myself; I kinda want to charge both my tablet and my GNexus at the same time.
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I would hope that the listing isn't completed for the box because it's not out yet. I'm hoping that it uses a 2A charger, in which case most people don't have so they would supply it.
Despyse said:
I would hope that the listing isn't completed for the box because it's not out yet. I'm hoping that it uses a 2A charger, in which case most people don't have so they would supply it.
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It follows the policy for Amazon Kindle HD 8.9, where no charger is included but it includes the micro USB charging wire. Also, Nexus 4 includes all the accessories including charging wire and the charger.
Best regards,
Dr_Knickers said:
Has anybody noticed that the Play store listing for the Nexus 10 only lists the tablet?
Maybe they wanted to save a few bucks and figured that we'd all have phones with a charger cable already, but it's kinda lame that we'd be paying $400+ for a tablet and we won't even be getting a charger with it. I'm going to have to buy a separate cable for it myself; I kinda want to charge both my tablet and my GNexus at the same time.
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I'll be amazed if they don't supply a charger, i think it more a case of they are not listing it because of regional differences, I got a Sony Xperia S Tablet and noticed that the charging accessories changed for different countries, some would have just a socket to usb convertor, but i got like a mini laptop AC brick as we use 240v in the UK, not 120, so best to just leave it off for now.
I will be interested to see if they charge through the microUSB or via a magnetic charger as standard, and if they charge from MicroUSB, how much the magnetic charger would be
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I'll be amazed if they don't supply a charger, i think it more a case of they are not listing it because of regional differences, I got a Sony Xperia S Tablet and noticed that the charging accessories changed for different countries, some would have just a socket to usb convertor, but i got like a mini laptop AC brick as we use 240v in the UK, not 120, so best to just leave it off for now.
I will be interested to see if they charge through the microUSB or via a magnetic charger as standard, and if they charge from MicroUSB, how much the magnetic charger would be
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Yeah, thankfully you're right :victory:
I can see the charger in these pictures!
http://www.engadget.com/photos/nexus-10-review/#5408320
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Yeah, thankfully you're right :victory:
I can see the charger in these pictures!
http://www.engadget.com/photos/nexus-10-review/#5408320
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I was going to link that photo gallery. Looks like the same exact 2-piece AC adapter the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 uses.
MikeBuck said:
I'll be amazed if they don't supply a charger, i think it more a case of they are not listing it because of regional differences, I got a Sony Xperia S Tablet and noticed that the charging accessories changed for different countries, some would have just a socket to usb convertor, but i got like a mini laptop AC brick as we use 240v in the UK, not 120, so best to just leave it off for now.
I will be interested to see if they charge through the microUSB or via a magnetic charger as standard, and if they charge from MicroUSB, how much the magnetic charger would be
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Does the Nexus 10 support wireless charging too? That's pretty cool if so. I think about now is the cue for IKEA and the like to start producing high-end tables which automatically charge anything on top of them. Then you can truly be wireless (well, the table would have to be plugged in, but the odds are you could hide the wire from sight). Since the table is powered, they might as well give it a backlit surface, too. Now that would be a table.
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Does the Nexus 10 support wireless charging too? That's pretty cool if so. I think about now is the cue for IKEA and the like to start producing high-end tables which automatically charge anything on top of them. Then you can truly be wireless (well, the table would have to be plugged in, but the odds are you could hide the wire from sight). Since the table is powered, they might as well give it a backlit surface, too. Now that would be a table.
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I've not heard anything about it, and Google would be shouting about it if it did, so i'd say it doesn't unfortunately.
Re-posted from Nexus 7 General (2012).
I just bought a new Nexus 7 (2013), it is about a week old.
Last night I left the supplied ASUS charger and micro-USB cable plugged in overnight (fortunately the cable was not connected to the Nexus.) When I woke up this morning the micro-USB plug had literally melted, with plastic oozing out of the plug housing and through the plug itself. Had the cable been plugged in it would have destroyed the Nexus USB connector. I've seen several reports on the web of this scenario but none with a clear explanation of where the "fire" started. See the attachment.
Does ASUS have a problem here? In any case my plan for now is to use a wireless charger, it is too scary to think what would have happened to the tablet had the cable been plugged in.
I've opened a case with ASUS and they've asked me to RMA the cable so they can inspect it.
It just shorted out. No circuit interruption in the brick leads to certain destruction.
Current Limiting
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No circuit interruption in the brick leads to certain destruction.
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Indeed. Makes you wonder why Asus didn't include some time of current limiting circuitry in the charger cube. How much more could that have cost?
Must be a defect, I've left mine plugged to the wall and not into the N7 for weeks at a time, and this never happened. FWIW, I use a wireless charger now, so I don't physically stress the charging port. I use the Nokia DT-900, got it from AT&T for 50% off. They are still on sale for 25 bucks, worth every penny, and charges through even my thick Seidio case.
mdamaged said:
FWIW, I use a wireless charger now, so I don't physically stress the charging port.
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My previous tablet was a Kindle Fire and its USB port failed after two years of plugging and unplugging the charge cable. That was my clue to get a tablet with Qi charging the next time around......
I already had a charger on order before this problem occurred... Amazon had a PowerBot® on sale for $22 and it works great - charges through a Poetic case without a problem.
LeapFrogger said:
I already had one on order before this problem occurred... Amazon had a PowerBot® on sale for $22 and it works great - charges through a Poetic case without a problem.
My previous tablet was a Kindle Fire and its USB port failed after two years of plugging and unpluggin. That was a my clue to get a tablet with Qi charging the next time around......
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Good deal, anyhow I'd be all over ASUS regarding them replacing (free) my charger as you are. Even if I never use it again, though I still use the USB cable that came with it for adb and fastboot and the occasional PTP USB transfer to/from PC.