Home > Consumer Reviews > Essential Kit for the Amazon Kindle 2 / DX - includes Car and Wall Charger with Rapid Charge Technology

Bought as a gift. Works great for the quick charge you would want, especially when traveling. My son says they work great.

I love the fact that you get two Kindle USB cords AND a wall adaptor and car adaptor. If you have other electronic equipment (iPod, BlackBerry, Palm device, etc.) these will be incredibly handy. It's really great to leave the adaptor plugged into your car and just change the USB cord to fit your device. In a perfect world, all these devices would use a universal cord but, until that happens, these adaptors and cords make life a little bit easier.

It is what it is and does what it does, and I'm glad I bought it because my daughter went home with my Kindle charger by accident. Always good to have a spare. Haven't used the car charger yet, but I'm sure it does what it's supposed to do, too. Good price for both items in a kit.

Comes with two black USB to mini USB cables, a USB to 12vDC (cigarette lighter) adapter, and a USB to 120vAC (US house) adapter. Works as advertised, with one big and important exception. If you're tempted to buy this because it advertises that it has "Rapid Charge Technology," skip it. How fast the Kindle charges is limited by the power control chip inside, not by what comes through the cable. Having tried it on two consecutive days, this charger takes the same amount of time to charge my Kindle DX from empty that Amazon's included charger does. Buy this if you want both a spare charger and a car charger at a discount price. Buy the stand-alone car charger without this if you just need the car charger. Don't buy this if what you wanted was a faster way to recharge your Kindle.

Why can't a Kindle be made with a built in light so people can read in bed when their significant others are sleeping.

Thanks

Kelly