{"id":3328,"date":"2016-04-09T14:08:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T18:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2016-04-09T14:08:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T18:08:23","slug":"review-amsam-microsoft-surface-pro-3-pro-4-car-charger-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2016\/04\/09\/review-amsam-microsoft-surface-pro-3-pro-4-car-charger-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Amsam Microsoft Surface Pro 3 \/ Pro 4 Car Charger Adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomoson.com\/?code=TOPa437cb267f71ff98de1ca6614a422595\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomoson.com\/images\/front\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>I love my <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VdmuMJ\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Surface Pro 3<\/a>, but third party accessories are sometimes hard to find. Microsoft themselves doesn&#8217;t even make a car charger, which, thankfully, Amsam has addressed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3312\" style=\"width: 1648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?resize=1638%2C1386\" alt=\"The package.\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?w=1638&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?resize=150%2C127&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?resize=768%2C650&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0608.jpg?resize=1024%2C866&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The package.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1onj639\" target=\"_blank\">Amsam Microsoft Surface Pro 3 \/ Pro 4 Car Charger Adapter<\/a> accepts 12 &#8211; 24V input and outputs the expected 12V, 2.58A. As you would expect, there is short circuit and overload protection built-in. Compatibility is with the Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4, although not with the Surface Pro 4 with M3 processor.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for a negative. While the cord is of sufficient length, the magnet that holds the cord to the Surface Pro is a bit on the weak side, so it doesn&#8217;t stay in quite as securely as it probably should.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3313\" style=\"width: 4938px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3313\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0612.jpg?resize=4928%2C2760\" alt=\"It works, but really needs a stronger magnet.\" width=\"4928\" height=\"2760\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It works, but really needs a stronger magnet.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VdmuMJ\" target=\"_blank\">Amsam Microsoft Surface Pro 3 \/ Pro 4 Car Charger Adapter<\/a> is not perfect, the unique value proposition still makes it worth considering for keeping your Surface Pro charged in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Amsam for the review unit.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomoson.com\/?code=BOTTOMa437cb267f71ff98de1ca6614a422595\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomoson.com\/images\/front\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but third party accessories are sometimes hard to find. 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