Would I be able to buy any 30 pin, 3rd party charger for the prime, or should I look for one specifically on ebay or amazon?
The connector has proprietary wiring inside. I bought one on eBay and while it transfers data it will not charge my Prime. The whole reason I bought it was to have a charging cord in the car. Just make sure the cable is OEM.
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Thanks, I'll be on the lookout for Asus chargers on ebay
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i've looked around and they go for around 20 bucks...
overpriced as hell... where can i buy this cable cheap? thinking of buying couple.
Since the connector is proprietary and not a lot of 3rd parties have started making them they can be hard to find. You will have better results if you look for a cable fro the original TF101 Transformer as the cables are the same.
Here is one on eBay for about $13
You should note, that if you are hoping to charge your tablet you will be much better off buying an Asus wall charger since using the cable to charge by USB will take a very long time and won't work while you are using the tablet. Similarly iPhone chargers and similar USB wall adapters will also be very slow and won't work while you are using the tablet.
You can buy additional wall chargers from Office Depot. I have purchased several and they have very fast shipping.
TF101/201 Power Adapter
Needing to source a good 3rd party UK charger?
I'm a bit disappointed by the 'cheap' feel of the Asus charger, can anyone point to where a good 3rd party one can be found that doesn't get very hot and is suitable for UK 3 pin plugs?
TIA
There's dozens of chargers on amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...sb+mains,aps,168&rh=i:aps,k:usb+mains+charger
Or go to local Maplin store
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The Prime needs a +15v charger, a standard +5v USB charger is Slooooooow...
Check this EXCELLENT article on charging the Prime before spending money on a standard USB charger http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087321
After 2 months, my charging cable died. Where should I look to buy a new one?
eBay. $15-19.
3ft is not OEM, 5ft is actual Asus OEM.
Dont know where you live, but I got an extra one so I have one for home and one for office from MicroCenter.
Like $5 for an OEM Samsung charger and cable on Amazon
Edit: wrong forum sorry.
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Got mine at Office Depot. $29.95
Office depot is where I got mine as well. They do not differentiate between the original tranformer and the Prime charger since they are the same thing. It's just called an eee pad charger or something like that.
got mine at microcenter. $30 my tracking cable plug that goes into the tablet almost burned everything inside. The plastic was even melted from the plug, thanx got that it did not damage anything only the cable itself.
Hi all,
I am about to do a long trip and I do not want to carry multiple AC adapters. I use the Targus Premium Laptop Charger for a few of my devices. I am wondering if Targus has an adapter for the Prime. I will write to them and ask.
What is the power adapter for the Prime? Does anyone use another adapter for the Prime?
http://www.targus.com/us/productdetail.aspx?sku=apm69us
Cheers,
Phil
The Prime uses a proprietary power connector that ends in a USB connector, however it needs 15v to charge properly and I don't think any 3rd parties create a power adapter that will properly charge the device. Even iPad chargers don't deliver enough current to charge the Prime at full speed and adapters made for the iPad are your best bet for finding unofficial accessories for the Prime.
In short, if you are traveling and wanna use the Prime, bring the Prime's power adapter.
Thanks. It's small enough but when you're traveling the less you carry the better.
Cheers,
Phil
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If you are willing to buy a 2nd one, Office Depot has TF Prime power adapters that have folding prongs which would make it a little bit smaller.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/ASUS-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/
mrpotts said:
Thanks. It's small enough but when you're traveling the less you carry the better.
Cheers,
Phil
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It should be said that you can choose to use the Asus adaptor to charge other "USB" style devices. When I travel, I take the Asus adaptor because I can use it to charge several devices.
Regards,
Dave
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almightywhacko said:
If you are willing to buy a 2nd one, Office Depot has TF Prime power adapters that have folding prongs which would make it a little bit smaller.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/768723/ASUS-Power-Adapter-For-Eee-Pad/
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Just an FYI, i bought this one last night at Office Depot and the image on the box shows a folding prong wall adapter. However, the wall adapter inside is exactly the same that came with my Prime. The prongs do not fold down.
jsjames said:
Just an FYI, i bought this one last night at Office Depot and the image on the box shows a folding prong wall adapter. However, the wall adapter inside is exactly the same that came with my Prime. The prongs do not fold down.
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Interesting. I purchased 3 of them off the Office Depot website, and all 3 have the folding prongs. I have heard others state that the ones they got didn't have the folding prongs just like the one that comes with the Prime.
I wonder why Asus went to the trouble of making two versions of the same thing, and then selling them in the same packaging...
I'd love to be able to find a small power adapter to carry in my sleeve...
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Interesting. I purchased 3 of them off the Office Depot website, and all 3 have the folding prongs. I have heard others state that the ones they got didn't have the folding prongs just like the one that comes with the Prime.
I wonder why Asus went to the trouble of making two versions of the same thing, and then selling them in the same packaging...
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ordered 2 a few days ago, the 2 i got wasnt folding prongs, was kind of disappointed. i guess i'll have to be careful and not snap the prongs
rorytmeadows said:
I'd love to be able to find a small power adapter to carry in my sleeve...
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Sorry, but that is very unlikely to happen.
If you don't mind taking 2-3 days to charge your Prime, you could find a small 5v USB outlet adapter that would be more portable, but nothing that will charge the Prime is a usefully short period of time is likely to be much smaller than the stock wall charger.
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Sorry, but that is very unlikely to happen.
If you don't mind taking 2-3 days to charge your Prime, you could find a small 5v USB outlet adapter that would be more portable, but nothing that will charge the Prime is a usefully short period of time is likely to be much smaller than the stock wall charger.
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Well, then sir, I guess I'll half to just update my sleeve!
I don't think it's too off topic but what are the best sleeve solutions for the dock, tablet, and, relevant to this thread, the wall charger?
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I like the Swissgear Lunar 10" net book case for carrying around my Prime while docked. It is very sturdy and has a decent sized pocket that can hold the charger. There are some pics of it in the ultimate accessory guide thread.
However unless you are traveling for an extended period of time, you might not need to carry the charger with you. I get 3 or 4 days of moderate usage out of the Prime, and even on occasions where I am constantly watching movies I haven't gotten less than 6 hours of battery life out of the tablet between charges. 12 or 13 hours if the tablet is in its dock.
Unless you are gonna be away from home for a few days you may not need to bring a charger with you.
Has anyone found a car charger that works? There are a few on Ebay claiming to be 15v 1.2a but I'm not convinced, be good to get a recommendation.
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Just get a car inverter with usb adapater from amazon. I've tried to cheap it out on ebay before, if it's cheap it's junk. You get what you pay for.
I purchased from amazon
NTK 12V 2.0 A MINI BULLET STYLE CAR CHARGER
worked just fine in my ford
I have a cig lighter / usb adapter that works well. It has a 1v and 2.1v usb ports to support phones and tablets respectively.
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vprong said:
Just get a car inverter with usb adapater from amazon. I've tried to cheap it out on ebay before, if it's cheap it's junk. You get what you pay for.
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I have one of those but they are a bulky solution, I'd rather it wasn't kicking around the footwell all the time.
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I purchased from amazon
NTK 12V 2.0 A MINI BULLET STYLE CAR CHARGER
worked just fine in my ford
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Not on amazon.co.uk sadly, but I'll try a different brand. I assume the fact it is 3V undercharged just means the charging takes longer than with AC?
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KAD79 said:
I purchased from amazon
NTK 12V 2.0 A MINI BULLET STYLE CAR CHARGER
worked just fine in my ford
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Warning! Check out the reviews of the same item but with a TF101 charge cable. Two times more 1 reviews than all others combined with most saying that the charger killed their Transformer.
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be4con said:
I have one of those but they are a bulky solution, I'd rather it wasn't kicking around the footwell all the time.
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After some reading, as long as you get a charger with 15V @1.2A / 5V @2A with a USB 3.0 cable you'll be fine. Otherwise the tablet will have to be off for it to take a trickle in charge.
I bought this one:
(Can't post links so here's the code that you should find the item using search in amazon.co.uk)
B007VLY2D2
Charges just fine even when the pad is powered on except that when charging it seems to interfere with my cars fm-radio so much that i lose some of radio channels...
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Watch out the Output combination voltage and Amperage
What I understand is the original AC adapter is 15v 1.2a (18 watts). So we have to look for car charger output either 15v 1.2a
(http://www.caseen.com/ASUS-Transformer-TF101-Car-Charger-15V-12A_p_198.html) or 9v 2.0A (18 watts) or 12v 1.5A (18 watts).
The NTK car charger output 12v 2.0A (24 watts). That could be why some people report their Transformer got grilled ! But usually the 2A is the max, the TF draw 1.5A only.
I did use the car charger for iPad 5v 2.1A (10 watts) to charge my TF300T (screen off/sleep) successfully but it took longer time. Almost double time of the AC adapter.