Did you guys see what was on Woot (Sat 2/14). It's a Lithium ion powered battery pack with several connector plugs. It looks like one of them fits the Nokia Tablets perfect and would be an excellent purchase for those needing more power.
Meh, the Tekkeon MP1550 is way better. Not only can you get more charge time out of it, but you can also use either disposable or rechargeable batteries in it to recharge your device. And if you add a set of four 2500mah AA's, it'll give you 5000mah@5v vs the 2000mah of this unit. Plus, instead of just 500 charges, you can get 1500 with a good set of rechargeable AA's, making it way cheaper in the end.
The only advantage the Woot unit has is the plug pack, but you can buy one of those for just a few bucks at Walmart. So in the long term picture, the Tekkeon is still the better deal by miles.
The only advantage the Woot unit has is the plug pack, but you can buy one of those for just a few bucks at Walmart. So in the long term picture, the Tekkeon is still the better deal by miles.
Well, the other advantage is that li-poly wont be drained dead in a month whether or not you use it, so it's somewhat more appropriate as an emergency backup.
I've just bought a very similar bit of kit made by Phillips from my local asda in the UK for a Tenner at the start of the week. The same pack is on Amazon and elsewhere for £30.
So far it has been very useful. charged every device I can plug into it.
Well, the other advantage is that li-poly wont be drained dead in a month whether or not you use it, so it's somewhat more appropriate as an emergency backup.
Not a problem. Just buy LiPoly AA's. You can get them for about the same price as NiMH batteries these days. The only trick currently is finding someone who carries them.
I've just bought a very similar bit of kit made by Phillips from my local asda in the UK for a Tenner at the start of the week. The same pack is on Amazon and elsewhere for £30.
So far it has been very useful. charged every device I can plug into it.
i got myself one of those, the one that combine battery and charger in one.
but lately it seems to have developed some kind of issue. it seems to think that there is something in the usb port even when its not (if i understand the flashing correctly), resulting in needless drain
Raiden, if I read the Newegg listing correctly, is the Tekkeon device actually able to charge rechargeable AA batteries that I place in the unit as well as supply power the other direction? In other words, the Tekkeon can actually act as a AA battery charger if I hook it up to a computers USB?
Philips has the same thing and i am using it during my travels to charge my N95 and N810 works well and charges both devices full not at the same time though
Well, the other advantage is that li-poly wont be drained dead in a month whether or not you use it, so it's somewhat more appropriate as an emergency backup.
Not a problem. Just buy LiPoly AA's. You can get them for about the same price as NiMH batteries these days. The only trick currently is finding someone who carries them.
Or you can get the new NiMH batteries that don't lose their charge. Like the Sanyo Eneloops.
