Comsol Single Port USB Car Charger

BASIC BUT AFFORDABLE.

WHILE WIZZ-BANG CHARGERS are great, sometimes you just want a cheap model to throw in the glove box. The Comsol charger is available exclusively through Officeworks, and is the lowest price of units tested at $14.88. Sure, there are even cheaper unbranded chargers on eBay, but at least with Comsol, you know it won’t blow itself up or damage your device.

The little charger is rated for 2.1A from the single port, so while quicker than 1A chargers, is not going to handle your tablet quite as fast. In testing, it happily outputted the rated 2.1A. It’s available in four colours — black, white, purple and a kind of light blue called ‘Limpet Shell’. Uh-huh... The charger is very compact and reasonably robust feeling, with some extra texture and angle on the sides to help make removing it easier. It also has a power LED, so you know it’s plugged in properly and the socket itself is working. As is typical at this price, no cable is included. There is also a 2.4A model available.