How to get iPad1 to be charged while connected to a PC?

[healer]

Why not just use the charger that came with the iPad.

I thought it saves electricity by charging while connected to the PC and it also saves using another power outlet and I can monitor the charging at the same time so that I can disconnect it as soon as it is fully charged.

 

[scifan57]

I thought it saves electricity by charging while connected to the PC and it also saves using another power outlet and I can monitor the charging at the same time so that I can disconnect it as soon as it is fully charged.

It takes less than $2.00 worth of electricity to charge an iPad for an entire year. There's no need to disconnect the charger as soon as it's fully charged, it's perfectly safe to leave it plugged in indefinitely. You can monitor the charge by periodically looking at the charge percentage indicator at the top of the screen.

 

[Kaykaykay]

Now that we are discussing charging here, isn't it the case that slower you charge, better it is for the battery? A while ago, I did a lot of reading regarding AA and AAA batteries and I replaced all regular batteries with these rechargeables, majority are Sanyo Eneloop. I came across several (geeky) posts that current breed of batteries are better charged at slower rates. Faster charging will reduce its performance and ultimately its life.

This might be technically true (I've also read that), but from my experience on iPad, any harm from fast charging hasn't made itself known to me in more than 2.5 years of owning my iPad 1. I got it on the first day of 3G model sales, and I've been using the Griffin PowerBlock to charge for nearly all that time. The PowerBlock juices up an iPad 1 or 2 to about 80% more quickly than the original Apple charger. Then it charges the other 20% slowly, like the original charger, to not fry the battery.

I've used my iPad 1 heavily for most of the more than 2.5 years and it still gets at least 10 hours from a full charge. That's even after my negligent battery use. (I often use my iPads till they auto-shut down at 2%.)

I've never been careful about battery use; I always figured I'd use my devices at my convenience, and if the battery ended up needing replacing, I'd replace it. So far, every single iDevice I've had has delivered outstanding battery performance and battery life, unlike the battery in my Samsung Android phablet, which is losing its charge more quickly after a year's use. (I have iPad 1, 2 and 4, and various iPhones and iPods, and have been equally hard on all their batteries.)

 

[fuzzychicken]

Asus Ai Charger

This darn thing does work. Now, I can charge my iPad on my laptop. I am never in hurry to charge it faster so this will work for me. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Munky]

No problem, have gotten in trouble at work (AppleCare) a few times for recommending it...even though it works perfectly.