EBrilliant Scott, coincidentally, I just found out about these things this week and have been considering options, so this review was perfect timing. Thanks very much.
Sent from my iPhone On 16 Aug 2013, at 19:04, Scott Davert <scottslistm...@gmail.com> wrote: > below is a review I wrote concerning the product mentioned in the > subject. I tried to describe it as best I could for those who cannot > see pictures of it. > taken from: > http://www.applevis.com/accessory-reviews/miscellaneous/limeade-18000-mah-battery-pack-lot-power-money > > Introduction > The Limeade line of products come in many different sizes to suit your > needs. They have a few packs, ranging in size from the $25 5000 MAH > battery pack to the $99 18 MAH battery pack. You can look at all the > different models to compare for yourself by searching Amazon for > Limeade. This specific review only covers the 18 MAH version. The > higher the number, the more it costs, but also the larger the device > and more juice you get to power your devices. > Description > The 18000 MAH version of this pack measures 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches and > weighs 13 ounces. TO give an idea of how that compares to other > devices, it's about as long as my iPhone 5, is slightly wider than the > iPhone 5, and is about 2 times as thick. There is only 1 button on the > device, which can be found on the side of the battery pack. It is > located closest to the micro USB port. When you orient the button so > that it is on the left side and is closest to you, all other functions > are on the front of the pack. The button you never need to use, as the > device auto turns on and off when something is connected and > disconnected from it. Pressing the power button once will cause the > LED to briefly flash to indicate the amount of power the pack has > remaining. Pressing it twice rather quickly will turn on the > flashlight. Pressing it again twice will turn this off. . As indicated > previously, the micro USB port is located on the left front of the > unit. next to that, you'll find the LED light, which doubles as a > flashlight and battery power indicator. To the right of that, you will > find 2 USB ports which, yes, will allow you to charge 2 devices at the > same time. Next to the LED light is a 1 AMP USB port, which works fine > for iPhones and other accessories with smaller batteries, and to the > right of that is a 2.1 amp USB port. This is most suitable for > charging tablets and other accessories that have larger batteries. You > can charge iPhones and other acessories with either port, but you must > charge tablets with the 2.1 amp port. I didn’t notice much of a > difference in speed when charging my iPhone 5 with the 2.1 amp port > versus the 1 amp. > What's in the box. > In the box is the battery pack itself, along with a USB cable which > has a standard USB connector to plug in to the pack, and then the > other end doubles as a micro USB connector or 30-pin Apple connector, > which Apple used up until last year for all of its devices. You simply > move the 30-pin connector out of the way when you wish to use the > Micro USB cord. > Operation and impressions > One of the biggest concerns I had with this pack was the flashlight > feature. The button seems hard to bump, and would take 2 fairly quick > bumps to activate, so this doesn't really bother me as I thought it > would. The lack of an accessible way for me to check the power > available kind of stinks, but it pretty much comes with the territory, > unless you want to shell out the same amount of money for a battery > pack which talks, but only has 1/3 of the capacity. I have charged my > iPhone with this device 4 times, this includes the case with the > additional battery, and the Limeade has still not gone dead. From > reading reviews, it appears as though the battery pack takes about > 12-14 hours to charge completely, so I'll do that once the pack goes > dead, which will probably be soon. > One of the nice things about this pack is that I don't have to worry > about fiddling with the button on the side. It has an auto turn on and > turn off feature which works whenever you connect or disconnect a > device being charged. I've carried this device in my pocket, but it > was a bit hefty to carry around, as there was no room for anything > else in that pocket, so I usually kept it at home or in my office in > my bag. > One of the draw-back to the Limeade line of products is that they do > not come with a wall charger, but you can use the included cable to > charge from your computer, or use a wall power supply of your own to > charge the device. I wish a wall charger had been included, but I have > several laying around, so it wasn't a big deal. It also did not come > with a lightning connector, also not a big deal, as I can simply use > the USB cable that came with my phone, but it's something the user > should be aware of when purchasing the product. > Concluding remarks > This device seems to work very well. There are a couple of draw-backs, > which I mainly can address given the other equipment that I have. The > biggest draw-back, particularly with a large capacity battery such as > this, is that there is no way to really know how much battery power I > have left. If I use it with devices that I know the MAH capacity of > like my iPhone 5, or a certainly braille display, I can do the quick > math in my head and keep a tally, but not all users would want to do > this. The company claims this battery pack can last for 500 cycles, > which means that I could plug it in for 500 days in a row before I > notice a dramatic decrease in the capacity of the battery. of course, > unless I'm charging higher end devices like tablets, this won't be > needed. I predict I'll get 1 or 2 more charges out of my combination > iPhone/battery pack case, but will run the battery completely down to > see how much that actually happens. Even if I just use it for 5 > charges, that's a lot of battery power which will last a long time. I > wish I had this battery during Hurricane Sandy, but will be glad I > have it around for when I have the unfortunate experience of having > another situation where I go without power for several days. It will > also be great for long flights, as there is no charging stations on > airplanes. I'm happy with my purchase, but would probably recommend a > lower capacity version of this battery to others so that they can save > money and will allow for a greater degree of portability. The higher > end pack is certainly for the power user, or the user who wishes to > charge a tablet such as an iPad a couple of times without having to > connect to AC power. > Rating > 4 Stars > Devices Accessory Was Used With > iPhone 5 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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