Amazon Kindle 5W USB Power Adapter

The specs of ‘Amazon Kindle 5W USB Power Adapter’ are:

• Manufacturer: Amazon Digital Services, Inc


• Product Dimensions: 4.5x3x0.4 inches


• Shipping Weight: 0.1 pounds

• Official Amazon 5W, 1A power adapter works in US, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and Japan


• Power adapter’s prongs conveniently fold for storage and travel


• Charges Kindle Paperwhite in less than 5 hours


• Also approved to work with Kindle Fire HD 7″, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard, and Kindle DX


• For use with the micro USB cable included with your Kindle and replacements sold in the Kindle Store

I just purchased a new Kindle Paperwhite second generation and I did not purchase this charger. Why? Because I own multiple USB chargers and there is nothing special about this unit except it is expensive. You get a discount when you buy the charger at the same time as the Paperwhite but you probably don’t need it. You can charge your Paperwhite with your computer, your external battery pack, if you have one, and with any USB AC wall charger you own that outputs 5VDC and roughly 1 amp

$19.99? Really, just save the money and buy an off-brand iphone usb plug and save yourself 15 dollars. There is no reason whatsoever that Amazon did not include one of these with the units. Save yourself money and use an alternative adapter. I love Amazon e-readers and own two of them

 

Amazon Kindle 5W USB Power Adapter