Review: The UK Version For Ireland
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
When planning a trip to the UK recently it became apparent that while being used to bringing the kitchen sink with me on my frequent trips by car, a change of strategy was required for the Sail-Rail journey.In other words my regular, bog standard Kindle charging apparatus would not suffice.Imagine trying to put a Desktop into a ruck sack!I sallied forth to a chain store Electrical outlet and was shown a Kindle Powerfast,with, as you might expect on this side of the Atlantic a regular three pin configuration.I thought Christmas had come early;exactly what I needed to charge my beloved basic Kindle E -Ink while in foreign climes.Joy was short lived as I was presented with the bill for EURO 24.99.I hadn't done any checking of prices previously since I always do things at the last minute ...you know the old-school just -in-time strategy.I loved the really neat packaging ;it looks class but then everything Amazon usually is! The Powerfast works fine and charges quickly so I am surprised to read all the negative reviews of the USA version.The only complaint I have is that there is no power description on the box.Don't think there were any instructions inside come to think of it.Still who needs instructions any way when all you do is plug it in.It either works or it doesn't.I like it...but of course it doesn't have the retractable undercarriage that the USA version has.Very useful for travelers who leave their car at the station.Time will tell if the satisfaction quotient remains intact.Worth four stars * * * *