Review: Pretty Pleased, Like the Size and Duel Function
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2012
I'm pretty pleased with this iHome charger. I got it mainly for charging my Kindle while adding a clock and radio. I am constantly having to find somewhere to plug in various chargers for various electronics...very annoying, but I have put my regular Fire charger away, replaced my old clock in the kitchen with the iHome and now I can charge, have the clock and a so-so radio somewhere mostly permanent. The radio isn't so good, I have a hard time getting good reception with it, but that likely isn't really the fault of the iHome...I have a hard time with other radios here too. I do have a couple small issues with the iHome that are the reason for the 4 star rating. While it does charge my Kindle Fire, it can be a bit of a struggle to get it set right to start the charging. At first I thought it was me, but I'm pretty accustomed to it now and still have to jiggle and wiggle the Fire to get it to start charging. It isn't a big deal, but once or twice when I thought it was charging, it wasn't, so I had a dead Fire. Now that I know to check, it's not such an issue, but I wish it just clicked in place without the jiggle and the wiggle. The other thing is the buttons are small and hard to see, not so much an issue for me in the kitchen, but if I was using this for an alarm clock I would want the buttons to be more accessible and easier to see. For where I am using it though, it's been great and has worked well. Appreciate it has battery back-up as we have had some nasty storms lately and I was happy not to have to re-set everything when the my power was flickering on and off. I also think due to the size this may come in handy for some travel, I am going to give it a try on my next road trip and will report back.