On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
> As others have mentioned. Ipad 2 needs 2 amp. of power. But many desktops and laptops can't deliver 2 amps. through the USB port. Hence the problem.
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> For me the painful solution was to fork out the equivalent of around US S40 in India for the Apple iPad wall charger which does the job. (I think it costs around $30 in the US, though).
If you lose the one that comes with your iPad (in the US), then yes, you will need to buy another.
This is news to me -- that the iPad 2 in the US comes with a wall charger. But if so, Carolyn shouldn't have had a problem charging.
Here in India, Apple decided to stiff us by around 30% extra on the US price, and no wall charger. I was toying with the idea of getting one from the US till my wife's work organisation in it's infinite and ridiculous wisdom decided that she needs an iPad 2 (she doesn't) , and bought her one ! So I suppose forking out the additional $40 isn't all that bad.
I must say that Apple should definitely have done something about this problem of charging that many, many desktops and laptops have.
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Shyamal Gupta
Mumbai, India
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