Can Buying a Generic Charger Save You Money?

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Here’s another helpful post from Savvy Sugar, where they delve into the market of generic chargers. Are they a smart idea, or a ticket to waste? 

Chargers can get kind of pricey, especially if you have a tendency to lose them when you’re traveling. For example, the Apple Store sells iPhone chargers for $20 to $30.

Do non-brand name chargers work just as well as their OEM counterparts? We talk to Anthony Scarsella of Gazelle, a company that buys old gadgets from consumers and sells them on eBay, who gives us the lowdown on whether the risk is worth it.

Find out the answer.

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  • http://profile.yahoo.com/V53RNKQQKYKSUPR7SIWY7JZXUY hana

    I just had to buy a replacement charger for my Macbook after 4 years and was toying with the idea of buying a generic one on E-Bay and literally a day later I walk by this billboard that says “Don’t Get Burned!” and talks about generic chargers causing house fires. I ended up buying my charger from apple for $90!!