{"id":14452,"date":"2016-04-02T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T20:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14452"},"modified":"2016-04-02T21:18:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T20:18:52","slug":"review-of-iclever-6-port-desktop-usb-charging-station-excellent-for-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14452","title":{"rendered":"Review of iClever 6-port desktop USB charging station &#8211; excellent for Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41shP0641fL._SX342_.jpg?resize=342%2C342\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"342\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>I was contacted by Gabriel from HisGadget at the start of February to see if I would be interested in reviewing one of their 6-port USB charging stations. They subsequently sent me one, but\u00a0I&#8217;m free to say what I like about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a rather nice USB charging station from iClever. It has 6 ports, each giving a maximum current of 2.4A, which is more than enough to drive all models of Raspberry Pi (although the Raspberry Pi 3 is right on the limit if you plug lots of power-hungry devices in).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14454\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?resize=560%2C921&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160402_200704\" width=\"560\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?resize=182%2C300&amp;ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?resize=560%2C921&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?resize=260%2C428&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200704.jpg?resize=160%2C263&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It measures\u00a010 x 2.7 x 6.9 cm which is small enough to sit on your desk without taking up loads of room and is fairly portable. It comes with a standard figure-of-8 power cable that doesn&#8217;t have a brick\u00a0attached, so that adds to the portability. The unit is in a matt-black soft finish and is kind of attractive if you&#8217;re into the minimal look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14453\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=560%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160402_200720\" width=\"560\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=560%2C347&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=260%2C161&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_200720.jpg?resize=160%2C99&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I tried it out thoroughly by plugging in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi touch screen.<\/li>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi 3.<\/li>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi Zero with an attached LED board and Scroll pHAT.<\/li>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi 2.<\/li>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi B+.<\/li>\n<li>A Raspberry Pi B.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Needless to say, everything booted up correctly. I\u00a0<em>did<\/em> get an undervolt warning on the Raspberry Pi 3, but that could have been the quality of the USB cable I was using to connect it up with. The warning went away, however, when I wasn&#8217;t really doing very much on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14455\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_20160402_202030\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160402_202030.jpg?w=1120&amp;ssl=1 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00OOM70SK\" target=\"_blank\">The charging station costs \u00a314.99 from Amazon and you can get one here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>I really enjoyed using this station. It&#8217;s small, it&#8217;s powerful and can power or charge 6 devices at once. For \u00a314.99,\u00a0it is great value for money and I thoroughly recommend one if you&#8217;re looking for a power solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was contacted by Gabriel from HisGadget at the start of February to see if I would be interested in reviewing one of their 6-port USB charging stations. 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