Has anyone bought a USB wall charger from Aliexpress? What was your experience like? (lemmings.world)

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I'm looking at the prices compared to Walmart, and the difference is significant. Are these legit?

It also looks like none of the plugs are an American standard. Does anyone know why that is?

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[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago

Of all the things to buy from AliExpress, this is definitely not one of them.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

You get what you pay for. If you want to risk shorting out your device or starting a fire to save $1, that’s your decision.

https://hackaday.com/2023/11/03/just-how-dodgy-are-cheap-usb-chargers-anyway/

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Don’t buy them from aliexpress or similar. There is a lot of dangerous crap and you will not be able to find out until they zap you or your device with a delicious dose of 120V on the USB port.

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