{"id":22224,"date":"2015-11-05T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=22224"},"modified":"2015-11-05T14:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:03:43","slug":"snappower-charger-review-ditch-bulky-usb-charger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/reviews\/snappower-charger-review-ditch-bulky-usb-charger\/","title":{"rendered":"SnapPower Charger Review: Ditch Your Bulky USB Charger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you hate having to find your USB charger all the time? Does your significant other hate seeing your fat, ugly\u00a0chargers permanently sticking out from the wall? Meet the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger<\/a>, a simple outlet cover that elegantly blends\u00a0design and function.\u00a0Replacing an existing outlet cover within your home, the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger very literally snaps into place and offers up a single USB\u00a0charging slot on the right side of the cover.<\/p>\n

How does it get the power to charge you mobile devices? The two prongs on the left and right side of the cover’s interior clamp onto the screw contacts on the outlet hardware. Pulling power from those metal contact points, users can charge their mobile devices without having to locate their USB charger. Of course, you can still plug in USB chargers to the two remaining spots, thus giving you the option of charging three devices at once over USB.<\/p>\n

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Installation in the Kitchen<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Installation is a Breeze<\/h3>\n

One of the best features of the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger is that you don’t need any electrical skills to install the plate. However, you will need to find the breaker box in your home and flip off the power at the location of the outlet for\u00a0your future\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger cover.<\/p>\n

After the power is off, you unscrew the existing plate and push the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger cover into place. I had to wiggle it a little in order to get it on, but it fit very snugly once it was installed. After that, attach the single screw to hold the plate securely on the wall and go flip the power back on. That’s it! It took me less than 5 minutes to install\u00a0it, zero roadblocks in the process.<\/p>\n

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Installation in the Bedroom<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Performance & Usability<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0amp rating is 1 amp, basically identical to the standard chargers that ship with an iPhone. I found no difference in charging speed between the SnapPower\u00a0Charger and my iPhone 6 Plus wall plug. While 2 amp and 2.4 amp “Qualcomm\u2019s QuickCharge” chargers certainly power up\u00a0mobile device batteries faster, this is passive by design; likely to make installation\u00a0so easy. Personally, speed wasn’t a factor as I just plopped my iPhone down with my keys, wallet, etc… and let it charge before I exited again.<\/p>\n

This type of product would be ideal for outlets mounted at the kitchen counter level, ideal for charging up your gadgets and keeping the outlet plugs free for small appliances. It’s also a fantastic product for renters. While homeowners can swap out their outlet hardware easily, renters aren’t allowed to dive into electrical work. As long as you keep the old plates, you can simply pop the old plates back on when it’s time to move again.<\/p>\n

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You can still charge at a kid-proofed outlet.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Should You Buy It?<\/h3>\n

While $20 is expensive for an outlet cover, you can’t compare this product to outlet covers. It provides relatively the\u00a0same function as this $20 outlet hardware \/ plate combo<\/a> at Amazon, but doesn’t require any electrical knowledge to install. Are you paying a premium for that advantage? Sure. But you also gain more flexibility, ideal for renting at apartments \/ homes.<\/p>\n

SnapPower sells the charger in two different styles, duplex and decor. There’s also three color options available, white, light almond and ivory. \u00a0You can also bring the price down to as low as $16 per plate if you purchase these in bulk. You can check out the\u00a0SnapPower Charger on the official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you hate having to find your USB charger all the time? Does your significant other hate seeing your fat, ugly\u00a0chargers permanently sticking out from the wall? Meet the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger, a simple outlet cover that elegantly blends\u00a0design and function.\u00a0Replacing an existing outlet cover within your home, the\u00a0SnapPower\u00a0Charger very literally snaps into place and offers up a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[569,1414,570,734,1413,102],"class_list":["post-22224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-charging","tag-outlet","tag-power","tag-review","tag-snappower","tag-splendiferous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22224"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22241,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22224\/revisions\/22241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}