Review: Solid Charger and Necessary for Your Kindle Fire
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2012
Sure, Amazon should have included one of these with the new Kindle Fires.  I initially held off buying this as the pricing was $19.99, but relented when the price was $9.99 which puts it in line with non-Amazon branded charging adapters at a comparable power rating.As a standalone charger, this one does pretty good and I like the versatility to charge other items with the USB female plug vs. something hardwired that allows me to charge other USB-type devices in addition to something that uses a micro USB port.  I have used this charging plug to charge A Fire HD, original Fire, new Fire, Motorola RAZR phone, and <gasp> even an iPad2 with no problems.Charging time is faster for a Kindle Fire vs. my regular e-Ink Kindle charger, but since I haven't - and rarely - fully drain one of my Fires I cannot comment on the "faster" aspect for charging a Fire: I just know it works, but it does seem to charge my phone mentioned above faster than the plug that came from Motorola.  I like the sleek black look of the charger vs. white, and the plug sockets can fold in when not in use.10/25/12 UPDATE:THe review I wrote with a 4 out of 5 star was when the pricing was $9.99; Amazon has changed the price to $19.99.  There are cheaper models out there here on Amazon for around ten bucks that will do the same job, so you may want to give this one a pass.