我们收到了一个有趣的测试设备，称为TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))。顾名思义，这是一款充电器，可让您使用USB数据线同时为多达五个不同的设备充电。这家制造公司(manufacturing company)还表示，它受益于一项专有技术，该技术允许它对与其连接的设备进行快速充电 - 比正常速度快 65%。我们使用了TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))几天，我们想在这篇评论中与您分享我们的发现：
拆箱TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器(Fast USB Charger)( UP525 )
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))采用白色纸板箱(cardboard box)，中间有一张实际设备的大光泽图片。在正面，您还可以看到设备的名称及其充电功能。
在包装盒的背面和侧面，您可以阅读包装内容、充电器规格及其主要功能。
打开盒子，你会发现充电器塞在一个哑光保护塑料袋里(matte plastic bag)，放在纸板托盘(cardboard tray)的顶部。TP-Link还包括一根用于将充电器连接到墙上插座的(wall socket)电源线(power cable)，以及两份宣传单：一份介绍充电器的主要特性和规格，一份附有欧盟符合性声明(European Union declaration)（您可能只会得到这一份如果你住在欧盟的某个地方）。
开箱体验快速而愉快，正如您对这样一个简单的设备所期望的那样。(The unboxing experience is quick and pleasant, as you would expect from such a simple device.)
硬件规格
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))可输出5(output 5) 伏直流电(Volts DC)（直流电）和最大 5安培(Amperes)电流(Direct Current)，因此总最大功率为 25瓦(Watts)。充电器上五个USB端口中每个端口的最大输出为 2.4安培(Amperes)。
TP-Link表示，它为充电器配备了“独家自动检测(auto detect)和智能充电技术(charging technology)”，可为智能手机和平板电脑等设备的充电速度比“正常”快 1.65 倍。
至于电流输入，这款充电器接受 100 - 240伏特范围内(Volts range)的电压。这意味着，只要您拥有正确的插头适配器(plug adapter)，您几乎可以在世界任何地方使用它。TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))可在电压通常为 100V AC 的日本、使用电压为 120V AC 的北美以及(Japan)欧洲(North America)和其他(Europe)大部分地区工作。电压通常为 230-240V AC 的世界。
但是，在包装内，只有一根带电源插头的(power plug)电源线(power supply cable)与您所在国家/地区使用的电源线相匹配。如果您打算在不同的大陆旅行，购买合适的电源插头(power plug)适配器可能是个好主意。
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))体积小巧但不是很小，而且它也比我们预期的要重很多。它的尺寸为 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.1 英寸（96.4 x 96.4 x 28.6 毫米），重 6.35 盎司（180 克）。
如果您想查看这款充电器的所有官方特性和规格，请访问其官方网站：TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525)。在TP-Link 网站上(TP-Link website)，您还会发现该公司还生产另一款类似的充电器，但功率几乎是其两倍：它被称为TP-Link 40W 5 端口 USB 充电器 (UP540)(TP-Link 40W 5-Port USB Charger (UP540))。如果你有很多支持快充技术的小工具，那么 40 瓦版本可能比 25(the 40 watts version)瓦版本(Watts version)更适合你。
使用TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器(Fast USB Charger)( UP525 )
当我们看到TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))时，我们首先想到的是它看起来像一个冰球。:) 它是一个圆形的冰球，周围有哑光表面(matte finish)，顶部有光泽表面。充电器顶部还有一个蓝色圆圈，中间是TP-Link品牌。我们预计当设备为连接到它的小工具充电时蓝色圆圈会亮起，但不幸的是，事实并非如此，因为实际上在它的任何地方都找不到LED灯。
该设备的主要特点可能是最好的一点是它可以让您同时为许多小工具充电。更准确地说，您最多可以同时为五台设备充电，而且您只需要使用一个电源插座(power plug socket)即可。
还值得一提的是，电源线使用一个普通的 2 针“无线电”插头连接到充电器，它有 5 英尺（或 1.5 米）长。这意味着从地板(floor power)电源到您的办公桌足够长，这可能是大多数人使用这款充电器的方式。
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))有一个橡胶底面(rubbery bottom side)，可防止它在您放置它的表面上或从您放置的表面上滑落，例如您的桌子或您的床头柜(beside table)。
我们提到这个充电器看起来就像一个冰球：这既是好事也是坏事，取决于对你来说重要的事情。作为圆形，充电器的所有USB插槽都分布在其圆周上的圆形阵列(circle array)中。这是一件非常好的事情，因为您可能想要充电的任何小工具总是有足够的空间，无论它们有多大或您的USB电缆有多短。然而，充电器的圆形形状也可能很糟糕，因为这意味着你可能到处都有电线，而且很难将它们全部隐藏起来。在大房子或大桌子上这不是问题，但在小房子或小桌子上可能会很烦人。
我们使用TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))为一台、两台和最多五台设备同时充电。我们使用Motorola Nexus 6 Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)、运行Windows 10 Mobile的(Mobile)诺基亚 Lumia 930(Nokia Lumia 930)智能手机、Kindle Fire HDX 7平板电脑、Kindle Wi-Fi 电子书(Kindle Wi-Fi e-book)阅读器和Becker Ready 45 GPS对其进行了测试。除了一个例外，TP-Link的充电器总是比这些设备的原装充电器快一点。摩托罗拉 Nexus 6(Motorola Nexus 6)智能手机是个例外，它在使用原装电源充电器时充电速度更快(power charger) ：从 0% 充电到 100 % versus twoTP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))需要两个半小时。作为最后的附注(side note)，我们还必须提到，即使我们将上述五种设备都充电，充电器也没有变热，这是一件非常好的事情。
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525) 是一个很好的解决方案，如果您正在寻找一款紧凑且功能强大的充电器，可以为智能手机和平板电脑等所有家庭必备小工具充电。你可以把它放在你的桌子上、床头柜上或客厅的角落里，在那里为你所有的小工具充电。它也非常适合旅行和为家人使用的所有小工具充电。(The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) is a good solution if you're looking for a charger that's compact and powerful enough to charge all your family's essential gadgets such as smartphones and tablets. You can put it on your desk, on your bedside table or in a corner of your living room and charge all your gadgets there. It's also great for travelling and charging all the gadgets that your family is using.)
优点和缺点
关于TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))有很多好话要说：
- 它可以同时为多达五个不同的设备充电
- 它受益于快速充电技术(charging technology)，因此它可以比标准USB 充电器更快地为您的大多数设备充电(USB charger)
- 它是圆形的，USB插槽分布在其圆周上，这意味着设备之间将有足够的空间
- 它也可以用作旅行充电器(travel charger)——能够在一个电源插座上同时为五个设备充电，这在旅行时绝对有用
它也有一些不太好的地方：
- 包装中不包含任何类型的USB电缆
- 包装中不包含额外的电源插头适配器。(power plug)这意味着如果您打算将其用作旅行充电器(travel charger)并且您要去具有不同电气标准的国家/地区，则必须购买一些
- 充电器没有任何类型的LED灯，因此除非您查看与其连接的设备，否则您不知道它是否在工作
- 它比其他类似规格的充电器更贵
判决
TP-Link 5 端口快速 USB 充电器 (UP525)(TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525))是一款外观精美的紧凑型设备，具有坚固的制造质量(build quality)和现代规格。它可以同时为多达五个不同的设备快速充电，并且只需要一个连接到电源插座。如果您正在寻找可以放在办公桌上或放在床头柜上的高(bedside table)品质充电器(quality charger)，这将是一个非常好的选择。如果您正在寻找一个可供全家人在旅行时使用的充电器，这也是一个好主意。虽然TP-Link要求的价格略高于市场平均水平(market average)，你得到的是一个可靠的设备，由一家有信誉的公司制造，这将帮助你告别你曾经与你的家人为谁先给他们的智能手机充电而发生的争吵。🙂
Reviewing the TP-Link UP525 Fast USB Charger - Quick charge your family's gadgets
We received an interestіng dеvice for testing, called TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525). As its name accurately suggests, this is a charger that allows you to simultaneously charge up to five different devices using USB cables. The manufacturing company also says that it benefits from an exclusive technology that allows it to fast charge - up to 65% faster than normal - the devices connected to it. We used the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) for a couple of days and we want to share our findings with you, in this review:
Unboxing TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525)
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) comes in a white cardboard box, with a large glossy picture of the actual device in the middle. On the front side, you can also see the name of the device and its charging features.
On the back of the box and on its sides, you can read about the contents of the package, the charger's specifications and its main features.
Open the box and inside you'll find the charger tucked inside a protective matte plastic bag, sitting on top of cardboard tray. TP-Link also includes a power cable for connecting the charger to a wall socket, and two leaflets: one with the main features and specifications of the charger, and one with the European Union declaration of conformity (you'll probably get this one only if you live somewhere in the EU).
The unboxing experience is quick and pleasant, as you would expect from such a simple device.
Hardware specifications
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) can output 5 Volts DC (Direct Current) and a maximum of 5 Amperes, and thus offers a total maximum power of 25 Watts. The maximum output available on each of the five USB ports on the charger is 2.4 Amperes.
TP-Link says that it equipped the charger with an "exclusive auto detect & smart charging technology" that charges devices such as smartphones and tablets 1.65 times faster than "normal."
As for the electrical current input, this charger accepts a voltage that's in the 100 - 240 Volts range. That means that, as long as you have the right plug adapter, you can use it almost everywhere in the world. The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) will work in countries like Japan where the voltage is usually 100V AC, in North America where the voltage used is 120V AC, as well as in Europe and most of the rest of the world where the electrical voltage is usually 230-240V AC.
However, inside the package, there's only one power supply cable with a power plug to match the ones used in your country. If you intend to travel on different continents it may be a good idea to buy appropriate power plug adapters.
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) is compact but not very small, and it's also quite a bit heavier than we expected. Its dimensions are 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.1 inches (96.4 x 96.4 x 28.6 mm) and it weighs 6.35 ounces (180 grams).
If you'd like to see all the official features and specifications of this charger, visit its official website: TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525). On the TP-Link website, you'll also find that the company also manufactures another similar charger, but almost twice as powerful: it's called TP-Link 40W 5-Port USB Charger (UP540). If you have a lot of gadgets that support fast charging technologies, the 40 watts version may be a better choice for you than the 25 Watts version.
Using the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525)
The first thing we thought of when we saw the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) was that it looks like a hockey puck.:) It's a round shaped puck, with a matte finish on its circumference and a glossy top surface. The top of the charger also features a blue circle and the TP-Link brand in the middle. We expected the blue circle to light up when the device was charging the gadgets connected to it but unfortunately that wasn't the case, as there actually are no LED lights anywhere to be found on it.
The main feature and probably the best thing about this device is the fact that it lets you charge many gadgets at the same time. To be more exact, you can charge up to five devices simultaneously, and you only have to have access to one power plug socket to do it.
It's also worth mentioning that the power mains cable uses a common 2 pin "radio" plug to connect to the charger and it's five feet (or 1.5 meters) long. That means that it's long enough to go from a floor power mains to your desk, which is probably how most people will use this charger.
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) has a rubbery bottom side which stops it from slipping easily on and from the surface you place it on, like your desk or your beside table.
We mentioned that this charger looks just like a hockey puck: that is both a good thing and a bad thing depending on what matters to you. Being round, the charger has all its USB slots spread in a circle array on its circumference. That's a very good thing because there will always be enough space for any gadgets you might want to charge, regardless of how big they are or how short your USB cables are. However, the circular shape of the charger can also be bad because it means you'll probably have wires everywhere around it and it's going to be pretty hard to hide them all from view. In a large house or on a large desk that's not a problem, but in a small house or on a small desk that might be annoying.
We used the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) to charge one, two and up to the maximum number of five devices, all at the same time. We've tested it with a Motorola Nexus 6 Android smartphone, a Nokia Lumia 930 smartphone running Windows 10 Mobile, a Kindle Fire HDX 7 tablet, a Kindle Wi-Fi e-book reader, and a Becker Ready 45 GPS. With one exception, TP-Link's charger was always slightly faster than the original chargers of these devices. The exception was the Motorola Nexus 6 smartphone which charges faster when using its original power charger: it takes one hour and 55 minutes to charge from 0 to 100% versus two hours and a half when using the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525). As a final side note, we must also mention that the charger didn't get warm even when we had all the above five devices charging on it, which is a very good thing.
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) is a good solution if you're looking for a charger that's compact and powerful enough to charge all your family's essential gadgets such as smartphones and tablets. You can put it on your desk, on your bedside table or in a corner of your living room and charge all your gadgets there. It's also great for travelling and charging all the gadgets that your family is using.
Pros and Cons
There are many good things to say about the TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525):
- It can charge up to five different devices simultaneously
- It benefits from a fast charging technology so it can charge most of your devices faster than a standard USB charger
- It's round and the USB slots are spread on its circumference which means that devices will have enough space between them
- It can also be used as a travel charger - being able to charge five devices at the same time on a single electrical outlet is definitely useful when travelling
There are also a few things that are not so good about it:
- There are no USB cables of any kind included in the package
- There are no additional power plug adapters included in the package. That means that you you must buy some if you intend to use it as a travel charger and you go to countries with different electrical standards
- The charger has no LED lights of any kind, so you don't know if it's working unless you look at the devices connected to it
- It's more expensive than other chargers with similar specifications
Verdict
The TP-Link 5-Port Fast USB Charger (UP525) is a compact device that looks good, it has a solid build quality, and modern specifications. It can fast charge up to five different devices at the same time and it needs only one connection to a mains socket. That makes it a very good choice if you are looking for a high quality charger which you can put on your desk or keep on your bedside table. It's also a great idea if you're looking for a charger to be used by your entire family while travelling. Although the price TP-Link asks for it is a bit higher than the market average, what you get is a solid device, built by a reputable company, that will help you say goodbye to the fights you used to have with your family members over who gets to charge their smartphone first. 🙂
