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Originally Posted by kobo_sucks
Do I need to select Connect to Computer for Kobo to charge through my laptop or will it charge without selecting that?
Are there other ways to charge it other than through a laptop?  |
Any USB charger can be used to charge your reader. As soon as it plugs in to a computer or appropriate wall charger that message screen pops up so it isn't in response to a data link, it just senses power on the line, not an actual computer. If you want to charge and read just select cancel and continue on reading.
If you live in North America Kobo has a nifty little cube charger which also comes with a 4ft long USB cord. Input is 120-240 volts 50/60 Hz, outputs 1 amp at 5 volts so you can also use it to charge other USB devices. It is a bit less than 1.5" on each side, slightly rhomboidal; the plug prongs fold up for storage and it has a standard USB port. It could be used in Europe but you would need a plug adaptor, something with an unpolarized NEMA 1-15 Female side, the male side suitable to the standard of the country (Europe may be unified, but they have a variety of electrical socket standards
).