Product review (5 stars): Excellent USB Receptacle
After plenty of research, experimentation, and a few returns, I'm pretty happy to review Hubbell's USB receptacle as the best USB receptacle available from major electrical brands.

Here are some benefits of this product: first, you get two USB and two plugs; second, the face of the receptacle aligns normally with the faceplate while some others, presumably in an effort to gather extra internal space, stick out beyond (which looks strange when next to another receptacle); third, it offers plenty of power to the USB ports and should adequately power and charge hungry devices like an iPad Air; and fourth, as is the case with Hubbell's other products, everything about this receptacle is high quality (excellent contacts, solid construction, good metal and plastic).

And some drawbacks. The amount of power provided to the USB ports, along with providing two USB as well as two receptacles, results in a device which consumes a considerable amount of space in the electric box. This is probably the largest of available USB receptacles (in terms of space consumed inside the electric box). There are much slimmer USB receptacles, but they typically provide a small amount of power to the USB ports (only suitable for low-power USB devices and older personal electronicsat least in terms of charging at a reasonable rate). On a positive note, the screws/clamps for hot, neutral, and ground are positioned such that they don't interfere with space behind. Unless your home is relatively new, or a room recently remodeled, odds are you won't be able to fit this guy into an existing box. This receptacle is more expensive than most similar devices, but that's another tradeoff in terms of quality and power. You also cannot power each receptacle separately (as would be needed to replace a receptacle where one port is controlled by a light switch and the other always powered).

A note on the 20 amp version of this product (this product). At the time of writing, Amazon's photograph is incorrect. The 20 amp version, as is normal for 20 amp receptacles, includes the T-slotted neutral. You would only buy that product, in the United States, if you specifically needed the T-slotted neutral or if on a 20 amp circuit with only one receptacle, but that would typically be the case behind an appliance like your refrigerator where you probably don't want USB. You *can* put 15 amp receptacles such as this on a 20 amp circuit (such as in your kitchen) provided more than one receptacle is on the circuit. This works because receptacles are rated for 20 amp passthrough even if they are slotted for 15 amps. If I recall correctly, this is not the case in Canadaall receptacles on a 20 amp circuit must be 20 amp receptacles.