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IMAGE: RAVPOWER
WIRELESS CHARGING PAD
RAVPOWER ALPHA
SERIES FAST
CHARGE WIRELESS
CHARGING PAD:
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
BY JASON CIPRIANI
The $30 RaVPower Alpha Series Fast
Charge Wireless Charging Pad (go.
macworld.com/rvpw) is a small, black,
puck-shaped device, made of plastic, and
sporting a rubber ring around its top
surface. That rubber helps keep your
smartphone in place while charging, so an
accidental bump of your nightstand or
vibration from incoming alerts doesn’t
cause it to fall off.
The Qi-compliant pad is capable of
7.5W speeds for iPhones, and up to 10W
speeds for Android devices. Included in