This is our Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review. Now this home charger is so far THE cheapest medium-high current USB home wall adapters we’ve tested.
At under $3 per copy, this AC USB adapter can charge the higher demand tablet computers, and does so at moderately fast speeds. We charged our iPad Air overnight with it, and it added ten percent to total battery power per hour when charging that device.
This home charger can replace just about any stock charger, without sacrificing too much performance. Yet it typically costs only about a sixth of the price of many stock adapters; particularly those from Apple. We’ve used our Xtreme for some time now. And while the LFS0502100D-A8S does not charge the fastest of all our chargers, It does charge most devices overnight.
It appears quite reliable, is small enough for easy packing and travel, and it’s so cheap that you don’t have to worry much about losing it; unless of course, it’s the only charger you have with you. We carry several when traveling, just in case of loss. Hey, why not? They’re inexpensive enough.
Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review: Benefits, Pros, Features, and Advantages
This LFS0502100D A8S is Quite Inexpensive
Can be purchased for less than $3.
Foldable Plug
The AC prongs fold into slots in the rugged white plastic case, protecting them from bending and damage, and making for simple storage of the charger.
Silent Operation
No buzzing, humming, whistling, and only very small frying sounds are heard while this is plugged in and charging a device.
Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review: Low RFI and EMI
Little, if any, interference to AM radio was observed.
Good Adapter Size
This Xtreme phone charger case is large enough to grasp easily, but not so big that it covers the second receptacle in a 2-receptacle outlet. Compact design, for sure.
Higher Current USB Power
Provides up to 2.1 amps of USB charging current. We often charge our Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro SM-T900 (very large tablet computer) with the LFS0502100D-A8S. We’ve also successfully charged iPads, iPods, numerous smart phones, and Kindle Fire HDX tablets with this AC adapter.
Excellent Voltage Regulation
Voltage regulation appears quite good over the entire range of drawn currents. Holds very steady at 5 volts output.
Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review: Runs Just Lukewarm
The LFS0502100D-A8S gets somewhat warm while charging. But never does it get too hot to handle.
Dual USB ports
You get two USB ports that both appear to access the total 2.1 Amps of USB current available. However, this device does not provide simultaneous 2.1 Amps on both ports. So, plugging in two devices for charging means that they’re both drawing from the same limited reservoir of current. So while you can charge a single device at full current, plugging in a second device lowers the current that the first device receives. When charging two devices, charge times therefore, will grow longer.
Switch Mode Power Supply Technology
which enhances this unit’s compactness, and yet it remains capable of delivering the hefty current needed to power today’s most demanding USB mobile devices.
The Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Specifications
Input is 100-240 volts AC 60Hz, 0.5 amps (MAX). Output is 5 volts DC, at 2.1 amps max.
RoHS Compliant
Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review: Problems, Cons, Disadvantages, and Limitations
Non Isolated USB Ports
The sum total USB current is 2.1 amps, spread across the two USB ports. If you’re charging a 2.1 amp device in one port, there’ll be little current left for any device plugged into the other. In this way, the ports “interfere” with each other. Not completely isolated from one another.
Two Ports Cannot Both Charge High Current Devices at the Same Time
Only charges one high-current USB device at a time, even though it has two USB charge ports.
No Charge Cables Included
Indoor Use Only
No Pilot Lamp / Night Light
No indication on the Xtreme LFS0502100D-A8S that it is operating.
Xtreme Dual Port USB Home Charger LFS0502100D A8S Review: Our Rating
Charging devices nearly every night with the LFS0502100D-A8S dual USB home charger has never left us with dead batteries. Devices always charged fully, and lasted the full time per charge, as documented in their users guides. We’re pleased with how well this wall charger performs, and yet it costs next to nothing. Thanks to this unit, we never order stock charger replacements for our mobile devices anymore. This is a well-designed and well-constructed USB appliance for the price, and so, we’d rate it at 94 out of 100.
look for the LFS0502100D-A8S Xtreme phone charger at Gabriel Brothers and other discount stores in the black and green package with a white back and black print.
