iKNOWTECH Quality 2IN1 USB Charger Charging Cable for Sony PS Vita Data Sync & Charge Lead

Bought a vita off of ebay not knowing if itll work or not just to find out that I need an older model charger. Lucky for me these guys were selling them for not only charging but data transfer as well. People complain about it being a tight fit but its not as bad as people make it out to be, besides who wants a loose fitting piece that could fall out? Not me thats for sure

Works great

Pretty good replacement cable. Decent size, pretty tough all in all pretty great. The only flaw is the connector to the vita itself is pretty tight so it takes a bit more effort to remove or insert the cable compared to the official sony one.

The cable works great, however the random messages advertising other products while begging for a review are annoying beyond belief. I dont review cables for 3 months minimum, that way I know they have lasted longer than a convenience store cable. I got 7 quests to review this Cable in the first month. Four stars for the cable, half a star for the email and its support team.

As a disclaimer, I bought my Vita (PCH1001) used which came with a third-party cable so I have no idea what the official cable is like. That being said, this thing is pretty tight in trying to put it in and taking it out (on the Vita end, the USB end fits easily)...thought I was going to break the Vitas slot the first couple of times. But it works, so thats all I can ask.

I was scared it wouldnt work without that fat AC adapter piece, but I plugged it into my Galaxys phone charger wall adapter piece and it charged beautifully. It fits and functions as I had hoped. Plus on top of that, I love how iKnowTech follows up with their customers.

Bottom line its better quality than what came with the Vita. A little firm putting it in initially but I have my Vita charging on it now after replacing the frayed cable that came with the Vita. It works and is SOLID quality - period. I buy a LOT of USB based cables and make/purchase my own Ethernet cables. It is exactly how the image shows and is double shielded. For $7 how can you beat this?!

So there are some reviews saying this cable doesn’t work. And that had me hesitant to try it. But it’s pretty cheap so I decided to go ahead and buy it anyway. When it came, I plugged it into my laptop to charge, tried plugging it into an iPhone charger and even an iPad charger. Absolutely nothing. No charge. I was very upset and kicking myself for not listening to the poor reviews, but then I googled the issue and it turns out the first gen PS Vitas take a ton to charge. So you need a power supply that’s more than an iPad charger or your laptop USB. I have a PS4 at home as well, so I plugged it in there and it instantly started charging. This is not a problem with the wire, this is a PS Vita issue. If you have your original wire that came with the vita but only the USB part is broken, you can plug it into that. But if you don’t have the original wire (which I lost) your best bet to charge will be a PS4 — laptops and other mobile chargers will not work. If you don’t have access to a PS4, I suggest looking into getting the original wire for the vita, as this USB Cable alone will not be enough. But if you have a P4, buy this and don’t give it another thought. Charges perfectly with the P4 and is a very affordable price

First of all, you must know that this is ONLY the PS Vita - USB cable, and not the outlet adapter. Next, it takes a few charges to fit but works like a charm once it shapes to fit your vita. Overall this charger is great and well worth the money I paid to get my handheld back.

As most of the reviews on here have stated, the charger works without any issues its just a little tight fit. Goes on and off, it just takes a little extra force to pull it off. As long as you can do a little wiggle from the actual connection point and not by pulling from the wire your good from the few times Ive used it.