Touch wall chargers?

[atomheartmother]

Does anyone use a wall charger for their Touch other than the Apple one? Apple seriously charges near $30 for the wall adapter. RIP OFF! Has anyone used off-brand ones? You can get ones on eBay for as little as $3-4, such as:

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-foldable-AC...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

OR

http://cgi.ebay.com/FOR-IPOD-TOUCH-...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

OR

http://cgi.ebay.com/For-iPhone-Appl...39:1|66:2|65:15|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Any opinions? I just hate having to have my laptop open and running every time I need to charge my Touch, which is all too often.

 

[aethelbert]

If you have no preference, just buy for price. As long as the seller has decent feedback, you'll be fine. All USB chargers work the same.

 

[atomheartmother]

If you have no preference, just buy for price. As long as the seller has decent feedback, you'll be fine. All USB chargers work the same.

So these cheap ones won't short out my Touch or anything?

I think I'm going to go for this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220269317756&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012

 

[Nermal]

If you happen to have an old Firewire iPod, you can use the same charger with a Touch. That might save you a few dollars if you have one lying around.

 

[atomheartmother]

If you happen to have an old Firewire iPod, you can use the same charger with a Touch. That might save you a few dollars if you have one lying around.

Don't have one.

 

[4DThinker]

Any USB wall charger should work. I've been collecting media players, and most come with one. Just use your own cable, and stick the USB end into the charger.

 

[atomheartmother]

Any USB wall charger should work. I've been collecting media players, and most come with one. Just use your own cable, and stick the USB end into the charger.

Should I not use the ones with the built in cable?

 

[4DThinker]

Should I not use the ones with the built in cable?

Doesn't matter to me. You'll just have to pay more for it. If you've got your own cable, then the AC USB adapters I linked to will charge anything that can be charged from a USB port on your PC.

 

[kshat28]

I went on ebay and bought the cheapest one i could find. It works great! Such a great Deal

 

[Ubuntu]

So these cheap ones won't short out my Touch or anything?

I think I'm going to go for this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220269317756&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012

I have the UK version of that one (well, looks the same anyway), it's been working fine.

 

[iCantwait]

DX do top s**t

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

I use my computer's USB port, or my AirPort Express's usb port to charge. I can personally confirm that the USB port on the AE doubles as a USB charger. Get it, upgrade ur network and get a charger too.

 

[atomheartmother]

DX do top s**t

Hmmm...That place looks shady. How could they get away with selling it for a fifth of the price?


EDIT: Never mind. I see that it's a very good, generic copy of the real thing.