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You gonna spend extra money on fast charging?

Purchasing fast charging accessories?

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Not for me.

I use my iPad all day at work and have more than enough battery remaining for any iPad activities in the evening.

It goes on the charger before bed and I'm all sorted for the morning.
 
I bet all I need are more USB-C to Lightning cables? As I have Apple USB-C chargers in my living room, in my bedroom and at my work already as me and my girlfriend already use them for our MacBook's (1x MacBook 12-inch, 1x MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touchbar).

Ideally we would have purchased additional dedicated charges for the iPad's so we wouldn't have to change the cable, but the cost is simply too high...
 
I already own a 12" MacBook and have two chargers for it. I do have a USB-C to Lightning cable already. Thinking about purchasing another cable as a spare, so voted Maybe.
 
I’ve got a MacBook so I’ve bought a USB-C cable that arrived today.

Most overnight charging will be via an Anker charger at 12w but anything during the day will be in the living room via the MacBook charger.

If the Anker supported fast charging I’d have bought another cable (it supports higher wattage but not at 2A 14v)
 
The Amazon reviews for third party 29w chargers (USB-C, etc) and rather grim.

I bought a used Apple one for $35. Still way high, but if wasn't, it would be defective :D
 
Decided to not get the fast charging accessories. I dont feel comfortable leaving a hot charger on my bed. Plus there are no third party cables if the apple usb c breaks.
 
Should have at least been included with the 12.9 inch, I hear charging times are extremely slow
 
I might have if I was getting the 12.9" model, but looking at reviews online, it doesn't really charge significantly faster. I'll probably end up with a faster charger at some point, either by getting a new Mac or from getting a new Anker general purpose charger as it seems like a lot of their newer chargers can do fast charging.
 
penajmz said:
I spent the money and it’s worth it.
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If you want/need faster charging, this is the sensible choice imo. Factor it into the cost of the overall device.

I'm not averse to buying 3rd party stuff, but power over USB C is an absolute cluster fudge industry wide, including Apples charge cables in times past (MacBook USB C, had to get mine replaced).

Personally not bothering because I never fully drain an iPad in a day, happy to charge at night. I'd definitely buy if I had a need though.
 
It's actually $49 for the charger!
ITS ACTUALLY $49 dollars for THE APPLE CHARGER.... AND
USB-C to Lightning Cable (2 m) 35 dollars for the conversion cable you will need...

Plus tax... so about 100 bucks for what should have been in the box...
 
macduke said:
I might have if I was getting the 12.9" model, but looking at reviews online, it doesn't really charge significantly faster. I'll probably end up with a faster charger at some point, either by getting a new Mac or from getting a new Anker general purpose charger as it seems like a lot of their newer chargers can do fast charging.
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Careful on the Anker options.... it needs to support 2A at 14.5v which isn’t a common combination.

I’ve an Anker usb-c charger and it’s not compatible with the old 12.9” so I’m doubtful if it’ll work with the 10.5.
 
KrisLord said:
Careful on the Anker options.... it needs to support 2A at 14.5v which isn’t a common combination.

I’ve an Anker usb-c charger and it’s not compatible with the old 12.9” so I’m doubtful if it’ll work with the 10.5.
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From what I understand, their newest chargers that they recently came out with are all pretty fast: https://www.anker.com/deals/usb-c

What I get confused about is the cables. Do I need to get a special Lightning cable to work with all these fast chargers or will the regular Apple one work?
 
KrisLord said:
Careful on the Anker options.... it needs to support 2A at 14.5v which isn’t a common combination.

I’ve an Anker usb-c charger and it’s not compatible with the old 12.9” so I’m doubtful if it’ll work with the 10.5.
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Anker has a 30W USB-C charger made for these ($30US Amazon). If I'm not mistaken it actually is suppose to work.

Any users? (don't speculate....thanks :D )

But the caution is needed. So many wrong turns out there

But needing a specialized 29W USB-C combo is a pain. Most (if not all) of use have the regular USB stuff. It's there, it's ok, why bother. Save a bundle.

macduke said:
From what I understand, their newest chargers that they recently came out with are all pretty fast: https://www.anker.com/deals/usb-c

What I get confused about is the cables. Do I need to get a special Lightning cable to work with all these fast chargers or will the regular Apple one work?
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You need a USB-C to lightning cable, obviously. If your asking if clones will work, look for reviews on Amazon for success with the previous 12.9". There are invariably complaints about this stuff being crap though.
 
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Doomoo said:
I know from my experience with RC's that fast charging LiPo's shorten their life. No idea if it's the same witth Li-Ion though. For me not taking the risk.
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The difference here is that "fast charge" for an RC LiPo vs an iPad is quite different. Fast charge for the 12.9" iPad amounts to roughly C/2 (Assuming full 29W). The 10.5" iPad isn't that much better. When you talk about charge rates for an RC LiPo, my quick scan sees folks talking about 2-5C. There's quite a bit of room to charge these batteries faster before you start seeing the effects that you do in the RC LiPo chargers. LiIon and LiPoly seem to be similar. 0.5-1C is ideal for LiIon, so these fast chargers are pushing the charge rate into the ideal range, not out of it.
 
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