Review: Worthless Charge for Kindles (Zero Stars)
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
I am always looking for an easier way to charge my Kindle and thought this newest product by Belkin would be the way to go. Like many Kindle users I am sure we are all familiar with the charge issue with the older Kindle Fires. After a while the charger stops charging and you have to end up leaning the Kindle against a wall, book, something to keep the charger tight against the Kindle.With this newest USB Cable for Kindle and Kindle Fire Models I received this (green in color not blue) and have to say I cannot recommend it at all.First issue is the lack of directions. I am sure that Belkin thought well what's to direct you take one end and put it in the USB side of your laptop and the other into the Kindle. However, many Kindle users probably don't know you must turn your Kindle off completely for it to charge this way. I knew that but just want to warn others out there who are probably wondering why the thing is not charging. This is a pretty easy fix for Belkin and they may want to consider just adding a quick square in each package reminding users to turn their Kindles off. Since this is marketed as being used with Playstation 4s and XBox Ones I think directions should be added if there are any special charge issues with those devices.Second issue with this is that due to the cable length this could be impacting the third and larger issue in my mind that the cable does not charge my Kindle. I have a Kindle Fire and the newest Kindle HDX (early Christmas present) and on both devices my Kindle did not charge more than a few percent after several hours of being plugged into my laptop, a personal computer, a friend's laptop, and also on my work personal computer and in a hotel room port while I was traveling. After a while the port at the bottom of the Kindle pulls away and the charger does not fit snugly inside of it and you often end up having to tilt your Kindle or plugs to get it to charge.The longest I have left my Kindles charged using this cable is 12 hours and even at that point it moved from 20 percent charge to 22 percent charge. I have no idea why the charge is so slow on this thing since one of the reasons I got it was because this was supposed to charge my Kindle faster. The fastest option for me is still the new Kindle charge I got with my new Kindle Fire (I can fully charge my Kindle in about 30 minutes after I have 10 percent of battery left).I would not recommend this product at all.ETA: I updated my review on 12/05/13 to include that due to the cable length that may be why the Kindle is not charging.