Car charger

[elmaco73]

I can't find a 12 volt car charger for the Sony Tablet S. Is it true that it doesn't exist? Why??  If they come up with that stupid specific connector for the device, at least they need to supply the needed accessories for it.

[rich912]

Hi elmaco73,

As I understand there is no Sony car charger available and there are presently no plans to provide one.

Have you considered a DC/AV inverter – more bulky but will do the job. For example:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-AC-Anywhere-Power-Inverter/dp/B000HEYTR4

Rich

[elmaco73]

Thanks Rich, yes I know about the inverters. But they are too bulky, and part from in the car I also need to use the tablet in my boat. Anyway, it must be a quite simple thing to produce a car charger so I think it sucks that Sony don't fix that. I probably need to get myself another tablet because of this.

[rich912]

Hi elmaco73,

I agree that it would be simple to produce and judging purely from the number of posts on this forum enquiring about the same there must be a demand – I would certainly buy one at the right price.

Unfortunately, given the stock response from Sony, we have no real explanation of why. Maybe it’s just a lack of knowledge of consumer expectation, or the need to maximise profit without regard to the end user?

Rich