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Tesla to Restock Sold-Out Wireless Phone Charger at a Discount

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Tesla is notifying customers that it will soon restock its wireless phone charger at a discount, after the device quickly sold out when it was released late last month.

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The Verge reports that emails are going out to customers informing them that the Tesla Wireless Charger, originally costing $65, will return to the electric car maker's online store at a roughly $15 discount, thanks to a higher production run this time around.

The battery-powered Qi-based charger features a sleek white or black enclosure, a 6,000 mAh battery for charging on the go, 5W of output, a built-in USB-C cable for Android devices, and a USB-A port that supports faster wired charging.

Tesla says customers who purchased the charger when it first went on sale in August will be refunded the $16 difference, but the company omitted to mention when the discounted version will be available. We'll update this post if we learn more.

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They should have just called this product Regret. The Elon Musk Reality Disappointment Field strikes again.

Though I wonder... can you use these exploding phone chargers to oxygen starve an inferno from one of his exploding cars?

Or would you also need one of his exploding rockets and the flamethrower too?
 
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Is there anything special about this charger that the competition doesn’t have (except for the logo)?
 
Is there an other battery pack with built-in wireless charging that supports 7.5W for iPhones?
 
It was actually available to order? I looked about 15 minutes after hearing about it on twitter and the links were all dead by then.

Jmausmuc said:
Is there anything special about this charger that the competition doesn’t have (except for the logo)?
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No, if you are looking for specs. It should be noted that it is a Qi charging pad as well as a USB battery. You can get much higher capacity batteries for cheaper. Ones with Qi charging tend to be in the $40-$50 range, so with the price drop it is more reasonable for a nicer looking device.
 
I don't know why anyone is socked by this as it's what humans do (I will refrain from saying stupid humans as who am I to judge!)

It's not WHAT it is, it's who makes it.

I make a clay pot, and no one will want it.
Someone famous makes the exact same pot and people will pay 1000's for it.

Same with a painting. A few coloured lines by an artist £1 million. The same picture with my name on it £ if I'm lucky.

Or let's talk about designed brand clothing? Same quality materials and product, but just sew on your logo and WHOOSH charge 4x the price

I'm not saying I agree with this as it's dumb, but why should TESLA be any different. Branding is what so many care about these days.
We could even talk about Apple accessories that are worse then 3rd party ones, but people pay the extra as it's got the Apple logo on it.
 
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Will have to see how long it'll take for these to sellout once they are up for sale - whoever is in charge of their gadgets sales just knocks them out of the park.

jclardy said:
It was actually available to order? I looked about 15 minutes after hearing about it on twitter and the links were all dead by then.
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No I don't think they've put these up for order yet. Seems to be an announcement of a future release announcement.
 
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xero9 said:
it’s funny how everyone here is so butthurt about Elon and Tesla. Probably read there same comments about Jobs and Apple on other forums. Y’all are no different lol
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WHO is? There is just 17 replies on this tread an they are all about the charging accessory itself.

I like Elon and Tesla cars but this accessory doesn’t seem like a must have at first sight.
 
rom3o said:
Is there an other battery pack with built-in wireless charging that supports 7.5W for iPhones?
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Among the well known brands (e.g., Anker, Mophie), I don't think there are any yet.

If you consider RAVPower to be well known enough, it does offer $49.99 10,400 mAh charger with 7.5 W fast charging.

I think that makes Tesla's now $49 6,000 mAh wireless battery charger a good value. In comparison, Mophie charges whopping $80 for a charge stream powerstation wireless ($100 for 10,000 mAh) that IMO doesn't look quite as nice as Tesla's.

Granted, you can do better by traveling with both USB battery pack and portable 7.5W Qi charger, but it would be less elegant.
 
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