MOGICS Donut Power Strip-White | Working from Home Essential

Really nice and compact. It has more plugs than I typically need to have while on vacation. It honestly makes vacationing easier for people like me, who tends to bring lots of chargers for all the devices I like to bring. For some reason the case that came with it was for the black version even though the white version shipped. Not sure what that was about. I would suggest looking into the alternate version of this, the bagel, since it's more universal and lets you plug in plugs from any country (and it's the same price, at least at the time of this review). The only thing that worries me is that as far as I can tell the fuse shape and design is not easily found and might be proprietary. I haven't had the fuse go out like others mentioned, so I'm not sweating it yet. Will update my review if this ever happens.

Best travel extension cord I've ever used! It is compact & has it's own lightweight case. The USB ports are not "fast charging" but they easily get the job done overnight. My sister has one of these and loves it as well.

So I DO love this... coming from an international traveler who only brings a carry-on bag (even for multi-week trips!), so size and weight are VERY important to me... but it still has some issues I hope they fix or upgrade. First, the built-in USB charging is an afterthought, or a joke in our modern world. They say '2 Amp fast charge'. 2A (which at standard 5 volts = 10 Watts) isn't fast charge anymore, hasn't been since the iPhone 8 in 2017 (and Android was mostly way before that). For over 5 years now "Fast Charge" on a cell phone is considered 18w, which this does NOT do. Also, you'll only get that full 2 amps on the top USB port - the bottom one only does 1 amp no matter what. If you use both at once, each gets a max of 1 amp / each (same as that original, collecting dust in a museum somewhere, super-slow white iPhone power brick we've all had since 2007...). Second, the universal plug travel adapter ("MA1" is their model number) truly is THE smallest and lightest I've ever seen (a mere 1 oz, 1.46" diameter by 1" deep)... Awesome design! ...but I'm still worried about how it will work when traveling abroad. Europe has a lot of outlets inset far into the wall, and Mogics make their prongs screw-out to become longer so they can reach those plugs... but the prongs are REALLY thin and wobbly once extended - I wouldn't even want the weight of the 3' long extension cord suspended by those thin prongs, less they break or bend. The UK/Hong Kong plug is also the only I've ever seen with round prongs instead of square EVERYTHING else uses... that worries me too. The UK 3rd prong is very thin plastic – worried that's going to snap off (there is also NO indent to reach your fingernail into to pry it out - very difficult to swing out). The other fault of the universal plug adapter (which has a built-in fuse FYI), is if the fuse should blow (which is WAY more common in non-USA countries I've found) you HAVE to have a tool of some type to change it, actually TWO 'tools'. Videos show the fuse being changed with an iPhone type SIM removal tool... nope, mine bent trying to pry off the top to access the internal fuse – and once open the SIM tool wasn't long enough to get the fuse to pop out. Another video shows a larger-size paperclip being used... nope – see how mangled mine is in the pic? and I STILL couldn't get the top off. Tried everything else I travel with too: mini tweezers, file on nail clippers, pen, nothing fit in that small area to pry off the top. You literally need a micro-screwdriver (flathead) for the top + a paperclip to pop the fuse out. In the pic you'll see the weird tool I made (dremelled a quarter to make a flathead screwdriver for my camera tripod stuff), so I added a smaller flathead to that homemade tool.... but come-on, nobody is going to have something like that... they'll need to being something of their own (small screwdriver + paperclip)... just a bad design. Changing the OTHER fuse on the donut/power strip itself is actually stupid-easy btw, so bravo there. Last, a pet peeve, but the weight is incorrectly listed as 4oz. on Amazon. The circle power strip alone (3.86oz) + plug adapter (1oz) is almost an ~ounce more than listed, and the entire thing (strip, plug adapter, case) is 5.95oz. I know, 2oz off, so what!?! but if you added 2 ounces to everything you bring on a trip you would be OVER the airlines weight limit, guaranteed! so this DOES matter. All in all though, I'm still keeping it as the donut power strip is only an ounce heavier than the 3' extension cord I always travel with (truly is a MUST, so many AirBNBs have all the few outlets filled with lamps or whatever), and I AM saving weight with the Mogics keenly designed plug adapter (which only time will tell if that works as advertised), so it works for me. Despite the above negatives I STILL think this is a VERY well designed piece overall, and my background is in Industrial (Product) Design... if they upped the USB's to 2A EACH (4A total... perhaps 1x be USB-C which everything is switching to), and made the fuse easier to access, this could literally be perfect.

Bought this a couple months ago for our trip to Greece and unfortunately here we are on our vacation and it just stopped working. Tried swapping the spare fuse but still nothing. Worked great for a day just charging my airpods and phone. It’s a shame because I really liked the idea of this but I just can’t recommend this to anyone especially when you’re paying this much to have it just fail when you need it most.

This is a really cool product. 1) Perfect for travel, especially when there are limited outlets at hotels. 2) Excellent for foreign travel as it comes with a built-in converter. Rather brilliant. 3) Holds multiple LARGE plugs. 4) Comes with a nice soft caring case. 5) Fits in pocket; without the case, fits in shirt chest pocket. 6) Unlike most small power strips, this one incorporates a safety fuse. Another brilliant design.

I am amazed there are so few reviews for this. It was recommended to me by a coworker and I can't believe I went so long without one. Perhaps I am a niche user, I travel nearly weekly and need to take a lot of computer equipment. Normally I hate packing a power strip because of the bulk, but this adds nearly nothing in volume or weight in my bag but gives me much needed outlets. A plus is that my bulky usb charger sometimes wont fit in hotel plugs (either behind a desk or attached to a lamp without enough clearance) and this has a really low profile plug that easily fits in all of those locations.

Very cool product that does what it needs to. Should it cost this much? Perhaps not, but I still like it a lot. Worked great on recent international trip to connect variety of phones, tablets, laptop, chargers.

Loved this purchase. Been very useful in my daily laptop and CPAP use. This has travelled with me as well in Europe, Asia and the US and the adaptor function is very useful as well. It’s been 3 months, hopefully it will hold up for long. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This is now my Go To electronics travel accessory now.

たまに海外出張もありますが、ほぼ国内で旅行やカフェ、勉強会でお邪魔する会社の会議室などで電源を取るのに購入しました。 ACコンセントが5口、USBポートが2口あって、これ１台で旅行から休日の外出にも活躍してくれます。 ノートパソコンとスマホを充電しながら利用できるので、外出先でのPCワークが快適になりました。

海外旅行も意識して購入しましたが、携帯電話とスマホを同時に充電できますので、国内旅行でも普段でも重宝しています。ただ、国内旅行先でうっかりドライヤーを使ってしまいヒューズが飛びました。 ヒューズは予備に一つ付いていますが、不安なので家電量販店を探しても取り扱いが無いので困りました。インターネットで探して自分で購入しました。

鞄に入れておくと安心する。 大きさもちょうどよいが、欲を言えばもう少しケーブルが長いと助かる。

出張用に白色を購入、電源タップなのにおしゃれでコンパクトです。PCとカメラの充電器とスマホとタブレットが干渉せずに接続できて同時に充電できるのでかなり便利♪