Less friendly when you don't know what gadget they power.
As a technology enthusiast and sometime pack rat, I have collected plenty of wall warts, those compact power supplies we’ve all come to know and love. I wish that all devices could have the power supply built-in like my printer, monitor, speakers, etc. but I also realize that you can’t always fit it into a compact device. So sometimes I guess it’s okay to have an external power supply.
But as as I was sifting through my cable collection the other day, I realized that about half of my power supplies are generic supplies with no indicator what device they belong to. Yes, production costs stay low, but c’mon. Put a sticker on it at least—that way I know when it’s time to find a new home for my old warts.
And, if you really want to be cool, why don’t you figure out how to standardize so that more power supplies are interchangeable? Does your device really require 11 volts with a center-negative connector?
Where’s that wall wart?
Less friendly when you don't know what gadget they power.
As a technology enthusiast and sometime pack rat, I have collected plenty of wall warts, those compact power supplies we’ve all come to know and love. I wish that all devices could have the power supply built-in like my printer, monitor, speakers, etc. but I also realize that you can’t always fit it into a compact device. So sometimes I guess it’s okay to have an external power supply.
But as as I was sifting through my cable collection the other day, I realized that about half of my power supplies are generic supplies with no indicator what device they belong to. Yes, production costs stay low, but c’mon. Put a sticker on it at least—that way I know when it’s time to find a new home for my old warts.
And, if you really want to be cool, why don’t you figure out how to standardize so that more power supplies are interchangeable? Does your device really require 11 volts with a center-negative connector?