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mwheinz · 01-04-2011, 02:33 PM

BTW - it's somewhat bemusing that after months of being away, people are still arguing about this.

The USB charging standard is relatively new (when we started this argument months ago I didn't even realize it existed) and the vast majority of existing USB equipment isn't going to be aware of it. As others noted long ago any charger designed for the new micro-USB charging standard is going to be fine, for older gear it's going to be hit or miss.

It could be worse - Sony could still be using the method they used in the older PRS-600 where I can charge from a PSP charger, but only if the PRS still has some charge. Once it goes dead, or it's completely off, I have to charge it from a computer.

01-04-2011, 02:33 PM	#139
mwheinz award-winning bozo Posts: 258 Karma: 172703 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philadelphia Device: Kobo Libra 2	BTW - it's somewhat bemusing that after months of being away, people are still arguing about this. The USB charging standard is relatively new (when we started this argument months ago I didn't even realize it existed) and the vast majority of existing USB equipment isn't going to be aware of it. As others noted long ago any charger designed for the new micro-USB charging standard is going to be fine, for older gear it's going to be hit or miss. It could be worse - Sony could still be using the method they used in the older PRS-600 where I can charge from a PSP charger, but only if the PRS still has some charge. Once it goes dead, or it's completely off, I have to charge it from a computer.