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Apple Watch Stands ... pics and links inside
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I really like the elago Apple Watch stands. I have a bondi blue iMac one and a classic Macintosh one. Unfortunately, they don't fit the Apple Watch Ultra very well. Hopefully there will be some new stands that fit the Ultra and support the fast charging cable.
My big issue with the Belkin stands is I think they should’ve just used standard usb c, and say you need “x” wattage of a charger. That way, you could supply whatever length cable you wanted.
What is the watts of the AW charger? I'm using a triple charge stand from Amazon and it takes 3 hours to charge %30. The Apple charger does it in 30 minutes. I'm trying to find a magsafe triple charger that will fast charge my watch. 3 hours is ridiculous.
I had the top pic one for my watch and phone. I actually really liked it, but wanted the phone side to be able to tilt. I like to have the phone charging on my desk and be able to take FT calls on it, but the angle it's stuck at is awkward. I think that'd be a nice addition to future models if they upgrade it. I know that the most recent version added fast charging for the watch/phone which I would have liked.A lot of MagSafe stuff in the house with (2) iPhones, 2 AirPods and an AW S7. Super happy with both the Belkins.
eBay score on both, so 60% off retail. Overall, very high quality, solid, heavyish base. Only complaint is I wish the cord was about 2ft longer.
I have both of those chargers too. Solidly built and very stable. Recommended.A lot of MagSafe stuff in the house with (2) iPhones, 2 AirPods and an AW S7. Super happy with both the Belkins.
eBay score on both, so 60% off retail. Overall, very high quality, solid, heavyish base. Only complaint is I wish the cord was about 2ft longer.
I'm looking at charging stations after buying my first Apple Watch. I've never used the wireless charging and I am stymied by the magsafe stuff. Do you have to buy both the stand, many are quite expensive, AND separate magsafe charging disks or doe a magsafe ready stand come complete and ready to charge your devices right out of the box?
Totally depends on the stand. Some come with chargers built in. Some just have holes and channels through which to route the wires.
The less expensive it is, the more likely you have to use your own chargers.
Here’s one I have that came with chargers. It was $99 at a Costco around Christmas.
3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand with Qi2 15W | Belkin | Belkin US
Shop for an innovative 3-in-1 desk stand for iPhone and Apple Watch and AirPod devices. Secure Qi2 magnetic fit assures fast wireless charging. MagSafe compatible.
I bought the Anker version of the belkin dock Here it works really well for charging my phone and apple watch with a space to wirelessly charge my airpods pro, had to add my own puck for the apple watch (it is the USB A cable you'd need) and the cable storage is good, the only issue I've had is with my apple watch ultra can sometimes sit a bit skewed and not charge with the wrong band (the ultra's trail loop is the worst offender).
This will be here tomorrow, thank you very much.Totally depends on the stand. Some come with chargers built in. Some just have holes and channels through which to route the wires.
The less expensive it is, the more likely you have to use your own chargers.
Here’s one I have that came with chargers. It was $99 at a Costco around Christmas.
3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand with Qi2 15W | Belkin | Belkin US
Shop for an innovative 3-in-1 desk stand for iPhone and Apple Watch and AirPod devices. Secure Qi2 magnetic fit assures fast wireless charging. MagSafe compatible.www.belkin.com
I was concerned about paying that much only to find out when it got here that I needed to spend more on the MagSafe pucks
I've been using this nearly 3 weeks now and I'm perfectly happy with it. No complaints at all. Thank you again for the help.
Got the EWA 2-in-1 magsafe and apple watch stand. Already had the magsafe charger and the stand was only $12 during Black Friday.
Pretty happy with the stand, especially since it was cheap.
Only complaint I have is that you can't use the "Max" size iPhone in landscape mode while charging a watch. This is fine with me because I don't use standby mode anyway. I also wear my AW to sleep so rarely are both devices charging at the same time.
Pretty happy with the stand, especially since it was cheap.
Only complaint I have is that you can't use the "Max" size iPhone in landscape mode while charging a watch. This is fine with me because I don't use standby mode anyway. I also wear my AW to sleep so rarely are both devices charging at the same time.
I had been using one of these, but the phone charger does not like the newer iphones with Magsafe, so it got moved to the spare bedroom. It would charge the phone if you were extremely careful about placement, but it was too much trouble to keep using.
I have had the Anker 533 for a few months now, and I have been pretty happy with it.
If Anker would just make a slight update to it for the newer USB-C fast charger for the Apple Watch I think I would buy multiple. Magnets for the airpods and high speed charging/Qi 2 for the phone would be nice but not required.
I have had the Anker 533 for a few months now, and I have been pretty happy with it.
Anker Wireless Charging Station & 20W Charger, 533 Magnetic Wireless Charger (3-in-1 Stand), 5ft USB-C Cable, For iPhone 14 Series, AirPods 3/2/Pro, Apple Watch 1-6 (Watch Cable Not Included)
Anker Magnetic Wireless Charging Station with 20W Charger, Anker 533 Magnetic Wireless Charger (3-in-1 Stand), 5 ft USB-C Cable, Only for iPhone 13/13 Pro/13 mini, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch 1-6 Series
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If Anker would just make a slight update to it for the newer USB-C fast charger for the Apple Watch I think I would buy multiple. Magnets for the airpods and high speed charging/Qi 2 for the phone would be nice but not required.
Anker has now released a newer 3 in 1 stand and I have bought three of them.
This has Qi2 for the phone, and a faster charger for the Apple Watch which is nice. Surprisingly they got rid of the angle adjustment on the phone charger, which is annoying but not a deal breaker for me. I imagine it will be for some that want to be able to lay in bed and watch videos on the iPhone as it will be angled upward.
My other complaint is they did not include magnets for aligning the AirPods charger for some reason (even though when I asked on their website they said they had). That means it is still somewhat difficult to align the AirPods case.
My other nitpick is the apple watch charger is very slick, so the watch rotates around on its own weight and doesn't stay upright. They include some stickers in the packaging that are supposed to stick to the watch charger face and help with this, but I haven't been able to get them to work on mine. I don't know if my stickers are bad or what, but they just replace the slick metal surface of the charging puck with a slick wax paper surface of the sticker. As far as I can tell the wax paper can't be removed from the sticker to leave a somewhat adhesive layer on the puck as I thought.
Anker MagSafe-Compatible Wireless Charging Stand, MagGo 3 in 1 Wireless Charging Station, Qi2 Certified 15W Wireless Charger for iPhone 15/15 Pro/14/13/12, Apple Watch, AirPods
Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station (15W, 3-in-1 Stand) Cable and Charger Bundle
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This has Qi2 for the phone, and a faster charger for the Apple Watch which is nice. Surprisingly they got rid of the angle adjustment on the phone charger, which is annoying but not a deal breaker for me. I imagine it will be for some that want to be able to lay in bed and watch videos on the iPhone as it will be angled upward.
My other complaint is they did not include magnets for aligning the AirPods charger for some reason (even though when I asked on their website they said they had). That means it is still somewhat difficult to align the AirPods case.
My other nitpick is the apple watch charger is very slick, so the watch rotates around on its own weight and doesn't stay upright. They include some stickers in the packaging that are supposed to stick to the watch charger face and help with this, but I haven't been able to get them to work on mine. I don't know if my stickers are bad or what, but they just replace the slick metal surface of the charging puck with a slick wax paper surface of the sticker. As far as I can tell the wax paper can't be removed from the sticker to leave a somewhat adhesive layer on the puck as I thought.