Amzer Desktop Charging Cradle with Battery Charging Slot for Palm Pre

I really needed something to charge a second battery for my Pre and this looked like just the thing. While it does do the job it is the most obnoxious phone accessory I've ever purchased. Although the picture makes it look nice, don't be fooled. The only detachable cable is the power cable. So the when it is not in use, there are two fixed cables that just hang off of it and a third going to your power source. I rarely use the usb function so that cable just lies there. And when i'm using my phone, the other cable just lies there. It's like an octopus on my desk.

You should also know that there is a powerful blue light that serves no purpose other than to tell you it's on. There is a second light that is either red or green to tell you if your second battery is charged this light stays on all the time too, defeating the purpose of the blue one. I took this with me to my hotel room while attending a conference and I had to cover it up at night because the blue light was so incredibly bright.

Oh it comes with a clear, plastic stylus that can fit in the slot where the blue light is. It's oh-so-pretty but oh-so-useless. My Palm Pre doesn't need a stylus.

But on a utilitarian note, it does what it says. It charges the battery and the phone simultaneously which is why I gave it the one star.

I rarely use the battery charge part on this, but it is convenient to have that along with a regular charger for the pre itself.

the regular charger part needs to be moved around a little in order for it to connect with the pre and charge, once you find the right place it works fine.

It's a little annoying to use, but it does the job and is great to have around as a spare or in a second location like at your office.

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I had this device about a week before the insulation/coupling from the ac wire to the connecter pulled apart. Roughly one week after that, the unit stopped providing juice via the connector altogether (though the spare battery still gets charged). I charge the phone about once a day, so this was not due to any sort of rough and tumble handling or overuse. The cradle itself is cheap feeling, and the spare battery compartment is very difficult to extract the battery from due to non ergonomic design.

All around it's a fairly useless item at any price, apart from the fact that it does charge a spare battery (though I'm wondering if the reason my two OEM batteries ((one of which I purchased with this item a few months ago) are both on their last legs is because it does not properly handle the charging requirements. To be fair, I keep my phone on and with me daily, but I don't use it for many phone calls, don't use bluetooth, and rarely if ever turn on the WiFi, mostly just cellular services...it doesn't seem logical that this should punish not one but TWO batteries in such a short timespan.

It's basically a glorified upright holster on my headboard now that as a bonus charges a battery with a frayed cord that I can't do anything with.

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I just got this spare battery charger and on my mac when I put in the USB cable, it turns off my keyboard and external hard drive.

I'll use it with a plug, but that's a drag, I liked the idea of putting it on the mac. After these problems I didn't even try it on my PC.

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This is a nice cradle for your Palm Pre. The way the phone is constructed causes you to have to plug it in, rather than having the cradle work directly. Not a big problem. You can charge an extra battery and keep the phone on hand. I'd recommend the cradle.

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