Xoom Charger

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Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.

Originally Posted by lanternca

Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.

no it uses a regular a/c laptop type plug.. small thought teeny tiny

Originally Posted by lanternca

Does anyone know what kind of charger the xoom uses? Is it the micro USB like the droids? I hope so. Thanks.

its not unfortunately. its more like a laptop charger but much much more thin.

No. Unfortunately, it's a proprietary charger with a huge freakin' wall wart.

Watch the XOOM Unboxing vid here to see it.

The video says the USB gives a trickle charge, but that's wrong. The user manual explicitly states NOT to try to charge via USB as it may damage the device. I wonder how many morons will try that and fry their XOOMs. :P

Confirmed.

keith_4g (Motorola Engineer):
"The USB port is not capable of doing any sort of charging. Any power drawn from a USB charger is leakage current and not necessarily good for the device."

Does anybody know if / where extra chargers can be purchased? I want one for work and home.

Originally Posted by schnoz

Does anybody know if / where extra chargers can be purchased? I want one for work and home.

Motorola has them online. Probably amazon too.

Damn I was hoping as it'd be like most of the android phones.that way I don't have to buy another in car charger

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Originally Posted by setite

no it uses a regular a/c laptop type plug.. small thought teeny tiny

Does it slip? please don't tell me it slips out easily

Originally Posted by parrotheadmjb

Does it slip? please don't tell me it slips out easily

I won't know till tomorrow, but i'm sure ti will be fine.

Stopping USB charge

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How would one prevent a USB connection from attempting to charge the Xoom? Yell at the electrons to stop?