Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: Belkin Color: White EAN: 0722868448601 Feature: Offers compact size for easy portability Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Belkin Components Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Manufacturer: Belkin Components Model: F8E449ea Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Belkin Components Release Date: 2007-04-23 Studio: Belkin Components Variation Description: White Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Features
Offers compact size for easy portability Works with all types of outlets in the U.S., Europe, Asia, China, and the UK Connects without complicated power conversion Eliminates the need to carry multiple adapters Allows you to charge your laptop, PDA, and cell phone internationally
Customer Rating: Summary: Dissapointing Comment: I travel extensively internationally (around 30 weeks a year) so I was looking for a universal adapter that I could stick in my bag instead of having to remember to bring the right adapter for each business trip.
I tried this adapter out and found it was lacking.
Pros:
1. It does work in most outlets worldwide. The one exception is some UK safety sockets...more later
2. It is not too terribly large
3. The trendy white color :-)
Cons:
1. It will stop working frequently when using the europlug. In order to make electrical contact the europlug must be flipped all the way up. Unfortunately it is on a hinge with very little resistance so any weight on it (like a cable plugged into it) causes the plug adapter itself to rotate on this hinge causing the plug to lose contact. You only have to wake up to a dead cell phone once before figuring this out.
2. It does not work in UK safety sockets. Some of the safety sockets in the UK require the grounding pin to hit a switch that allows the rest of the plug to go in. For some reason this plug does not always work in those.
3. It is bigger than it looks in the picture.
In summary, buy the Kensington model instead. I have 2 and they work great.
Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter Customer Rating: Summary: power source Comment: great for traveling over seas when more than one socket is needed, it preform excellent Customer Rating: Summary: worked well Comment: Used this product in Slovenia to charge my computer and other electronic devices. Worked great and had no problems. Never used it with a converter but it worked great as an adapter. Customer Rating: Summary: too soon to tell Comment: This review is partial. The item looks to be what I'll need on my trip. Have to wait and see how it performs. At least it came in time for the trip and wasn't too expensive. Customer Rating: Summary: Very pleased with Adapter Comment: I've been using my Belkin adapter in Italy for my computer and cellphone charger and have had no problems. Remember- this is not a converter. That should not be a problem, however, with most of your devices since any device- like most computer power cords- that accept 100-240V will be fine.
