End Your Charging Headaches

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Living next to my bed is a ghastly electronic creature. Think Audrey II from the “Little Shop of Horrors,” but with roots firmly in power outlets and long charging cables that multiply and grow. I don’t know if I should call an electrician—or an exterminator.
My monster is the progeny of our completely out-of-hand gadget-charging situation. My iPhone uses one charging cable. My laptop another! My smartwatch? You guessed it. I even have a separate charger... for my portable charger.
Not only do our gadgets not use the same cables, but, come on, these mega-companies can only spare wall adapters with Samsung NP-RV411 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-300E Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV420 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-QX411 Ac Adapter, Samsung Series 3 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV515 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV520 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV709 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-RV711 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-Q460 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-E452 Ac Adapter, Samsung NP-E252 Ac Adapterone measly USB port?
Sure, wireless charging will liberate us eventually, but for now there’s another option to ease the pain: a single charger to power up all your gear.
I went in search of the best multi-port USB wall chargers, testing 15 different options—even some that let you charge laptops as well as phones and tablets. But identifying which one best solves your charging nightmare comes down to listing which gadgets you own, and how many you need to juice up at the same time.
Laptop + Smartphone + Tablet
Last weekend, I took my laptop, smartphone and smartwatch on an overnight trip—and packed one pill-bottle-size charger. (I’ll understand if you’re jealous.) When I got to the hotel, the new Zolt needed just one outlet to charge everything at the same time. No need to commando-crawl under the bed to unplug the lamp or aging alarm clock.
Laptop charging is what makes the $100 Zolt my top choice. The 70-watt octagonal charger—which started shipping Tuesday—comes with eight charging tips compatible with most Windows PCs. One end of the included cord takes the adapter tip to plug into the laptop, while the other end has a USB to plug into the Zolt, which goes straight into the wall.
I charged up Acer, ACEIY 0.00 % ▲Lenovo and Asus ASUUY 4.53 % ▲laptop models without a hitch. When I plugged in Dell’s Inspiron 13 7000, however, the laptop gave an incompatible-charger error. You can look for your laptop on this list based on Zolt’s compatibility testing. If for some reason your laptop doesn’t work, you have 30 days to return it for a full refund.
The best part? Zolt charged up compatible laptops in the same time as the big, heavy, hideous chargers they came with.
Even crazier, if you buy Zolt’s $20 MagSafe-to-USB cord, it can charge up most Apple laptops, including all MacBook Air models. That doesn’t mean all Apple laptops will work: Due to higher wattage requirements, Zolt doesn’t support larger MacBook Pro models. Also, USB Type-C isn’t yet compatible, so the new 12-inch MacBook isn’t supported either.
Apple warns against using third-party MagSafe cords, as they may not properly communicate with MacBook hardware and software. Zolt acknowledges that Apple doesn’t license its MagSafe technology and says it hasn’t worked with the company. However, the Zolt charger is certified by UL, a globally recognized, independent safety-testing organization.
I’ve replaced my 13-inch MacBook Air’s standard charger with the Zolt for the past month and have encountered no problems.