Do the two-piece car chargers charge faster than the one piece?

[TH55]

If not what are the best brand of high speed one piece chargers?

I found a Rocketfish at best buy but the high speed one is much bigger and bulky adding the ability to piggyback another cigarette adapter device....the regular one was the perfect size. Is there a high speed one this size?

 

[dave420]

I like the 3 piece method.
I think the fastest car charger is the one where you get an inverter so you have an actual outlet in the car. Then you can use a regular iPhone charger or an iPad charger to charge the phone.

 

[TH55]

I like the 3 piece method.
I think the fastest car charger is the one where you get an inverter so you have an actual outlet in the car. Then you can use a regular iPhone charger or an iPad charger to charge the phone.

Do you know that for sure?

 

[SomeDudeAsking]

You are both misinformed. The number of pieces has nothing to do with the charge speed. You have to look at the amperage rating of the charger. Most car chargers are 1 Amp or less. Good ones are 2 or 2.1 Amps.

 

[Jordan921]

I have 2piece one that works fine. Don't know if it charges faster or not.

 

[TH55]

You are both misinformed. The number of pieces has nothing to do with the charge speed. You have to look at the amperage rating of the charger. Most car chargers are 1 Amp or less. Good ones are 2 or 2.1 Amps.

Ding ding ding! Winning answer. Thank you!

Now, do you know of any good small rapid chargers?

 

[SomeDudeAsking]

Ding ding ding! Winning answer. Thank you!

Now, do you know of any good small rapid chargers?

You can order this 2.1 Amp usb car charger from MonoPrice for about $5: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082603&p_id=8858&seq=1&format=2

I have one and it is tiny. Highly recommended and you can't beat the price.

 

[TH55]

You can order this 2.1 Amp usb car charger from MonoPrice for about $5: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082603&p_id=8858&seq=1&format=2

I have one and it is tiny. Highly recommended and you can't beat the price.

Is Rocketfish a good brand? Because now that you said 2.1 amps is fast I might just get the one I liked at best buy, it was all one piece

 

[bdoople]

Is Rocketfish a good brand? Because now that you said 2.1 amps is fast I might just get the one I liked at best buy, it was all one piece

It's just one of the Best Buy in-house brands. I've never had any major issues with any of the stuff.

 

[takeshi74]

Do the two-piece car chargers charge faster than the one piece?

Number of pieces means nothing with regard to charge speed. The current supplied does. Look at the specs when you're shopping.

I think the fastest car charger is the one where you get an inverter so you have an actual outlet in the car.

An inverter does not make charging faster. If you plug a 500mA charger into an inverter you're still only charging at 500mA (i.e. very slow). The inverter just converts DC to AC. A car charger that supplies enough current will be fast and there's no need to waste power and money on an inverter.

Now, do you know of any good small rapid chargers?

There are many out there and countless threads you can refer to. Here's just one:
http://store.griffintechnology.com/ipad/powerjolt-micro-ipad