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us Offline rescue4500

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a question for you gadget folks.
on: April 30, 2015, 01:36:50 PM
im looking for a portable small power supply for charging my wifes phone while hiking... she takes lots of pictures with it and often kills the battery on the trail.. any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #1 on: April 30, 2015, 01:43:13 PM
I've got 3 PowerBanks, but the best one is by far XIAOMI 5000: http://www.[url=http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,55947.0.html]SPAMCORP.com/Original-XIAOMI-5000mAh-Ultra-thin-9_9mm-Power-Bank-For-Mobile-Phone-p-957081.html[/url]

Got it as a prize from SPAMCORP and it's great.. good looking, light and thin, great quality, cables are really well made (usually Power Bank cables break in a few weeks).
It charges my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini) about 2 and a half times on a full charge... ow and it's blistering fast.. charges far faster than directly from the power plug.

Highly recommended.. only thing I did not like was the gritty finish... feel like an old blackboard.. but still it's grippy and others like the finish...
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #2 on: April 30, 2015, 02:09:11 PM
I have a similar one to above,charges my android phone 4 times,plus charges my galaxy tab 3 tablet  :tu:
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 06:50:41 PM
thanks for the input ill have to check it out
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #4 on: May 02, 2015, 01:03:22 AM
makes you wonder why those batteries/systems aren't part of the gadgets in the first place...  :facepalm:
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #5 on: May 02, 2015, 03:04:51 AM
I have 2x of the Anker brand portable batteries from Amazon (10,000 mAh and 16,000 mAh) as well as the "Amazon Basics" brand battery (10,000 mAh).  They rock.  I carry one in my Man Sack, and they come in handy for charging the cell phone. Depending on the phone, and when factoring in the losses inherent in this kind of thing, 10,000 mAh will charge a phone maybe 3-5 times.  The ones I'm talking about run in the $30 range.  Good stuff. 
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #6 on: May 30, 2015, 07:26:22 AM
I love my Xtorm. Can charge my iPhone 3 to 5 times…
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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #7 on: May 30, 2015, 10:59:08 AM
I got one as a price at my job. it is rated at 10.000mha and has 2 conectors, 1.0a and 2.1a. Also a smal torch.

used it during a 10 hr flight to keep my phone and PSvita charged. Never got below 2 lights from 5. All in all a great gift. the only down side  is the size. that might be an issue. mine is a tad bigger than a pack of smokes

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Re: a question for you gadget folks.
Reply #8 on: May 31, 2015, 04:57:29 AM
I ended up buying a travex power bank at eddie bauer bc it was on sell for $15 seems to work fine
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