"Wow. You are right. The post on the link you provided says that the Ergotron device only charges at 1 Amp, not the 2.1 Amps required for optimum charging of iPads. I am surprised this is not more widely reported. At that…"
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Ergotron Cart - Slow Charge Rate?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Adam Galvin May 24, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
We use the Ergotron cart in our classroom to charge and sync the iPad 2s. We find the charge rate of our iPads to be very slow. Is anybody else experiencing this issue?Continue
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Stephen Hunt replied to Adam Galvin's discussion Ergotron Cart - Slow Charge Rate?"I just saw a blog post on exactly this issue. It discusses why the number of amps of charge matter in battery charging. One of the comments posted last week reports specifically on the Ergotron cart and explains why it is so slow in…"
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We use the Ergotron cart in our classroom to charge and sync the iPad 2s. We find the charge rate of our iPads to be very slow. Is anybody else experiencing this issue?See More
Adam Galvin replied to brad wright's discussion Syncing multiple iPads to one computer"I agree with Roger. Even though our school is pretty safe, we would not want to even tempt anyone into stealing the iPads or taking them out of the rooms for some unauthorized purpose. We also wanted something sturdy that would last a…"
Adam Galvin replied to Jerry Dreiss's discussion Creating an iTunes account to manage multiple iPads in a library."Mark, each iPad does NOT need its own iTunes account. My experience with Datamation Systems' 49 iPad USB hub (www.ipadcarts.com) has shown me that you can charge and sync 49 different iPads to the same iTunes account. It would be…"
Adam Galvin replied to Mark O'Neil's discussion iPad deployment:step by step"Thanks for sharing Mark! I had a question about step five. Did you say that you did some wireless syncing? I didn't know that was possible. But it seems you combined wired syncing (from the cart) and wireless syncing.…"
Adam Galvin replied to Eric Mahan's discussion Looking to mass sync over 40 iPads"I have seen the Ergottron iPad cart. It is very light, flimsy, all plastic construction and not secure. This is company that normally produces excellent products. Not this time. Big disappointment. The LOCKnCHARGE cart is built by a company is…"
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