Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter
by Kensington
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Customer Review: A Practical and Convenient Adapter to Carry on in All your Trips
Summary: 5 Stars
If you travel overseas you will definitively love this adapter. Unlike other travel adapters that have several pieces that you need to carry around, this has all the plug connectors integrated into one compact self contained cylindrical unit in which you select the type of plug used in the country you are visiting. Absolutely the most practical unit I have used. It is also safe to use since it has a built-in fuse.
This may seems obvious but you need to know that this device does not convert the voltage so don't plug your electronic devices unless its power units states that the Input voltage ranges from 110 to 240 VAC @ 50-60 Hz (probably the most common around Europe, Asia and America).
Absolutely a most have if you travel with your laptop, digital camera, cell phone and other suitable devices.
Customer Review: Extremely Useful in India
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought two of these so that I could could use electronics purchased from USA without any hassle (eg. Laptop / Camcorder / Camera chargers) without any hassle.
One of the biggest pros:
If you have noticed, sometimes plugs go into sockets in only one way, that's because one of the pins has slightly rounded edges. These plugs dont work with most adapters that you might find in India. The Kensington adapter came very useful in such a situation.
Input Voltage Range: 110-220V
Frequency in India is 60 Hz. So I would say the Input Frequency range is 50-60 Hz.
Con:
Doesnt have a USB port. This feature may or may not be important to you depending on the device you wish to charge.
Overall, the device functions as stated.
Customer Review: Great all-in one adapter (but it is large)
Summary: 4 Stars
Other reviewers were not kidding when they say this adapter is large. Even with its size, it is well-built and gets the job done.
I was able to recharge my cellphone and camera while on a trip to Spain without any problems. As a side note, before my trip, I was reading that many places in Spain have recessed electrical gounded outlets. I was concerned that the adapter would not be able to plug-in because of this. However, since the prongs on the device protrude a good distance out of the module, this was never an issue.
Again, the only downside to this item is that it is large. It is too big to fit into a jean pants pocket so it is something you will definetly need to pack away. Even with its size, I would stil purchase it again.
Customer Review: It DOES work on 3-pronged (grounded) plugs, and everywhere
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used this adaptor to run my laptop in China, France, Italy, England, and Ireland. Although it's made of plastic and feels a little fragile, it's really quite hardy and it's worked like a charm in every location. I've purchased several as gifts and always been treated as a hero afterwards.
One popular (and funny) one-star review on here claims that the adaptor doesn't work with grounded plugs. That's 100% wrong. It works with them in a hotel, it works with them in a motel. It worked with them in France, and when I used it to iron my pants. (Well to plug in my iron, anyway.) I've never used it on a boat, but it helped my computer write a note.
Okay so I'm not as funny as he is. But this thing really works.
Customer Review: DOES work in China. The other reviewers didn't try hard enough.
Summary: 5 Stars
Several people have said that this adapter does not work in China. I just got back home from a two-week trip encompassing Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong and this adapter worked in every single place.
It is true that some outlets (the ones with diagonal sockets) have a sort of "trap door" which makes it difficult to plug the adapter in, but I found that it's easy to work around that. What you need to do is angle the diagonal prongs downward as you insert them into the socket, and gently tap at it until the trap door pops open and allows the plugs in. It does take 5-10 seconds of jiggling around to make the door pop open, but the adapter _IS_ 100% functional and works totally fine once you get it into the socket.