Nice try, @snapster. No way am I gonna buy 3 of these things, just on your say-so. You may be the boss of Meh, but you're not the boss of me! I bought only 2, for spite.
@RedOak I was WONDERING why this seemed so cheap... I have a 'bigger brother' from Anker and was about to click when I saw the mAh rating. THANK you for mentioning it and saving me six dollars of regret.
I never understood these. Aren't most people either in a car or a building with electricity? I bought one of these once and have never used it. Know why? Because I keep it in either my car or my house where I have electricity.
@phatmass I can imagine these would come in handy on trips where you might not want to stop in an airport and have your phone plugged in for however long it takes to re-charge.
@Kyser_Soze That's what I use mine for. The 2amp connection actually charges my phone faster than my wall charger. It also allows me to use my phone and be mobile while it charges. It's like having a giant cell phone battery
@choral_music That's exactly what I used my 10000 mAh charger for. Using the My Disney Experience and the Touring Plans app sapped my battery quick. With the charger tucked away in our stroller, we'd just plug in while walking to the next attraction. Worked out great.
@phatmass cant speak for this particular model, but i have a 10k that i keep in my schoolbag. some of the lecture halls have outlets, but its pretty awesome knowing i can have a full charge even if my phone was nearly dead in the morning. i also bring it hiking and to the beach because i tend to use the camera on my phone a lot, But for camping i have a really big one that can also jump start my car.
@phatmass My reason for wanting a power bank is that I carry mail, and I sometimes carry routes I don't know, and sometimes the vehicle they provide doesn't have a working power socket for my TomTom.
@phatmass I use my phone to take credit cards at my art table at various craft fairs and sci-fi conventions. Access to electricity is not available at outdoor events and usually costs as much as the booth at indoor events. The craft fair I sold at last weekend ran from 8am-8pm and I was by myself. Not having access to the phone for credit cards could cost me a lot in sales. I haven't ever used one of these but I have been looking at them and at this price I snapped up a couple.
@twinklecrepe "your life sounds incredibly boring if the only places you ever go are your car and your house" Not only that but if all you ever did is go from car to house, there'd be no reason to have the car!
@phatmass I use mine for college football games and rounds of golf. The golf scoring gps apps that track where you are on each hole really suck the juice out of the phone. It is also nice when I'm say going to be away from a car and a building for long stretches of time (i don't know camping or hiking). I've also had a number of occasions where it was nice to have it in case someone else forgot to charge their device.
@moondrake You'll probably want to invest in bigger ones eventually, but we have used my phone for a merchandise table at a roller derby event and my bigger pack came in really handy!
@phatmass I've used mine at all-day concerts and music festivals. Or any outdoor event that draws a lot of people, thus, spotty cell reception and leads to your battery draining while it tries to get a signal. Or, as mentioned above, airplanes.
@editorkid I carry a portable power strip and a two-slot usb adapter in my carry-on so when all the airport power outlets are in use by other people, I can ask them to share and plug in my five outlet power strip. This lets five or six people/devices share an outlet.
@phatmass My kids each have one to ensure their phones aren't dead at the end of the school day. There are some places they can charge them but the football games or tennis matches aren't any of them. My wife keeps hers in her purse and uses it when out of the house or waiting for the kids somewhere.
Meh. Seems like vendors I work with are slapping their names on these and giving them away lately. Guess they're buying them in bulk nice and cheap. So I have more than I need already.
@Kyser_Soze spare battery would be smaller… although if it threatened to die in the middle of a call you'd be cut off while changing the battery rather than just plug this in...
@Dash Phone manufactures won't offer a bigger battery because heaven forbid the phone ends up a few millimeters thicker and a few grams heavier than a competitor's model.
@Kyser_Soze Not everyone uses their phones as fashion statements. In industries like construction, smartphones get used like tools - and they get handled like tools too, hence needing protection.
Meh'd chiefly because I bought the Power Now one from here (my first and only meh thus far). They are nice to have though. I'm not chained to an outlet when I'm on breaks, and it was excellent when I was commuting by bus.
@porkchop Originally USB was limited to half an amp, so when one amp came out, it was called "fast". When two amp became available, they wisely called it "two amp", as much higher power levels are in the future.
1A is barely ok for regular phones, but is going to be sluggish for any modern phone or tablet. The newer batteries output 1.8A or higher. At 1A you're going to have to keep this plugged in for the rest of the night.
@unkabob I've got two of those, but they don't fit in my pocket. And I don't carry a purse/handbag/clutch or whatever they're called these days to carry one of them around.
@lisaviolet ... Yeah, well for 5 times the power I would get a twine and hang it around my neck.. I'm not saying it's a bad buy, I'm saying I like more power..
@unixrab No way! Woot has a Dyson for sale!?! I'd better jump on that, I wouldn't expect to see another Dyson over there for at least 3 or 4 more years!
@Cinoclav That's the same model I got when @snapster owned the place... and it's still going... and it's a "price cut" , maybe a "deal" ;-) HOWEVER because of your sarcasm, I will taunt you a second time.
@unixrab I had bought a refurb DC25 from woot back in early 2013 and it's also going strong. But I expected that, as I originally bought a DC17 Animal that's also been a beast but is too annoyingly heavy to haul all over the house.
@billchase2 I googled iphone 6 mAh. The answers were iphone 6: 1810 mAh, iPhone 6+: 2915 mAh, I did the math getting .8 and 1.3, and subtracted off a tenth of a charge because battery charging is not 100% efficient. I was probably too generous. Perhaps 1.1 and 0.6 would be more accurate.
ded·i·ca·tion ˌdedəˈkāSH(ə)n/ noun 1. the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. "his dedication to his duties" 2. the drive @snapster has which causes him to awake at 5 am in order to persuade mehricans to purchase the maximum of 3 items. "his dedication to empty the warehouse and build a small amusement park to the delight of Mediocre employees"
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@snapsterKids don't try this at home. Here is one way. The box labeled CPT is marketed as a 12 volt to 5 volt DC to DC converter. It produces 5 volts out for an input voltage between 7 and 18 volts. The maximum rated output current is 3 amps. The blue box is a volt meter showing that the output voltage is 4.99 volts (or uolts?). It is probably around 90% efficient, so to get 2 amps out, you need two power sources capable of at least 1.1 amps at 5 volts. Alternatively, you could use 3 in series, then each power source would only need to produce 0.73 amps. Obviously you would want to replace the breadboard and cable collection with a single custom cable.
@Kidsandliz My kids are old now. Back in the day, I coached fifth grade Science Olympiad teams. When my kids where older I mentored the FIRST robotics team at the high school. I knew all the science teachers.
I think that everyone in this thread is forgetting the most important part of today's deal.
The last picture isn't funny :(
It's just a phone rubber-banded to the power bank. No baby arm. No Glen popping out the side. No Irk sticker on anything. No @harrison in a cape. Come on, guys.
Word problem for my sons "create a math problem" homework: If you had a bag with three power bank batteries (cause thats all the man, Meh, says you can buy), and a used condom, what is the probability of reaching in and selecting the condom?
@Stallion true, but the 6 bucks I spent on this gets me a new power cable as well, as I can leave the device and the micro USB at work, which I plan to do. Schweeeeeeeeeeet.
This is the perfect gift for people who you are obligated to give a gift to and you know that they have a kind of vague interest in their smart phones, but not enough of an interest in them to keep them charged or have a charger around. I bought three.
I look forward to seeing this gift sit in the drawer where my sister-in-law keeps her charger when she's not using it.
I like to imagine that when she runs out of a power during the day and wishes she had brought it with her, she will think of me. My hope is that over time, she will begin to associate thoughts of me with a sense of disappointment in herself.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I presume the only way you can charge with this is if you're also carrying your device's charging cord? It might work if I carried a purse or if cargo pants were still in style, but… meh.
I'm thinking about buying 2 of them. I'll charge one and drain the other. I'll then use the one to charge the other. In turn I'll use the now charged device to recharge the drained one. I'm curious to see how long I can keep up this loop until they're both dead. (I'd do it with three, but meh...)
@Stallion@ronnyd I decided it wasn't worth the possibility of creating some sort of black hole. With my luck, I'd be whisked away to one of the Dakotas, where obviously you're only allowed to shop at meh every other week.
2400 mAh isn't 10,000 mAh, it isn't even 2400 because of Chinese style ratings; you should expect more like 1200-1800 mAh at the plug, but the 1A rating is real. Btw 2600 mAh power banks are $4 on eBay w/free shipping.
@uwacn 2400 mAh size isn't 10,000 mAh size either, per the educational attempt on the front page.
As for the eBay units, I like the skeptical price comparison - I wish we had more of it. Without VMP and buying only 1 the value here is possibly beat. Now I wouldn't plug my phone into an eBay no name, but I bet most of them are safe. :-0
@snapster I too am weary of ebay units, not for their function but for the overinflated figures. As it is, the mAh rating typically stated is the battery (at 3.6V), so output at the plug is less already. Factor in their "fudge multiplier", and it's buyer beware. It's akin to amplified speakers advertising 1000W!, except the thing is powered by a 12V 1a wall wart. 1000w watts with 12w input ... yeah. So @uwacn, I'll stick to buying from here. Meh will tell the truth (aka this product is a piece of crap) when the manufacturers don't.
@snapster Having bought a few various back up batteries from ebay because they are cheap, I can tell you there is a reason they are cheap. They are cheap Chinese knock offs. Half of them the ports are poorly made and its hard if not impossible to plug cables into them, and often they only function for a few charges before they break all together.
Hello fellow Mehricans. As I look around my office I have come to realize that I may have a phone charging obsession. There are eleven micro USB charging cords, 6 ac power supplies, and 4 partially charged power supplies all within my reach.
@MsELizardBeth don't worry, I just surround myself with 2A 4port usb hub plugged with two 5pin cables and two lightening bolt cables. on top of these 2 charged power supplies. I believe this obsession will be named as "Im-not-goin-anywhere-leaving-me-gadgets-under-80%-of-power."
If you have an android phone, download Greenify and thank me later.
HUGE improvements in battery life on my rooted phone (10 hrs to 20 hrs). I can't speak to numbers unrooted, but I'm sure you'll see significant gains in battery life.
Bought one of these and am a little disappointed. After a full charge, it doesn't even charge my phone (Samsung Galaxy S III) completely. Boo, er, MEH.
@gommiebears Tried that tonight and it still only got to 98% (started at 5%) before stalling out (and it took F.O.R.E.V.E.R.). I think I'll stick with my RAVPower and pawn this one off on someone else.
@silverqueen Mine was pretty close to fully charged when I got it. Just did a quick Google search and came up with this: "Charging can take up to 8 hours by USB, 4 hours by the included wall charger".
@lisaviolet Thank you for looking that up for me. I didn't think to do that. Have any idea how many phone charges might come out of this little guy? It says that you should charge it fully after three months of non use but no indication of how many charges you could expect from one charge. I still want a solar one but ... I like this idea too. No reason not to pair the ideas together.
Specs
Condition - New
Warranty - 1 Year IOGEAR
Ships Via - FedEx SmartPost
What’s in the Box?
1x Mobile Power Station
1x USB to Micro-USB Cable
1x Quick Start Guide
1x Warranty Card
Pictures
IOGEAR Power Bank
Seriously small
Seriously light
Seriously has In and Out ports
Seriously this is a legitimate use
Price Check
$19.97 at Amazon
$29.95 List
Warranty
90 days
@mediocrebot POOOOOOOOOOOOOOP
@mediocrebot feel like I'm cheating when i Meh something that's already sold out
Brand has great reviews. I have an Anker brand one now, but for $6 can't really go wrong.
@Collin1000 Wow, someone thinks just like me.
I want a ONE MEH TRICK t-shirt, imaginary or not!
EDIT: preferably not imaginary because reasons
@Mac454 YEP! MOAR SHIRTS!!
@Mac454 We all do. Our time will come....
Hmm, this @snapster fellow does sound trustworthy...
@becca
@becca never mind false alarm
@snapster You can't fool me!
Perfect for the price. Don't need it after buying the last one but have enjoyed having remote power when needed.
Oooohh, snapster's gettin' a shirt! Lucky fella.
Nice try, @snapster. No way am I gonna buy 3 of these things, just on your say-so. You may be the boss of Meh, but you're not the boss of me! I bought only 2, for spite.
@InFrom Yeah @snapster, and you're not so big. Life is unfair.
@InFrom you can't return for spite
@pitamuffin life IS unfair. especially for Dewey
I want the power banks that have the charging prongs built in.. those seem expensive tho.. :(
Have owned its 11,000 mAh big brother for about a year. Solid and reliable.
Would grab this via VMP in an instant if we didn't already have gaggle of 2,400-2,600 mAh lipsticks.
@RedOak I was WONDERING why this seemed so cheap... I have a 'bigger brother' from Anker and was about to click when I saw the mAh rating. THANK you for mentioning it and saving me six dollars of regret.
Holy shit something useful!
meh x 1000 to this...
um,,, no- these things're weaker than (insert metaphor below):
@alacrity my wedding vows if Jessica Alba is in front of me wearing nothing but a wet wife-beater t-shirt.
@alacrity -btw- $10 will get you a 10,000 mAh dual USB w/ 2.1amp ports if you look around a bit
@alacrity my willpower with Ariana Grande in a schoolgirl uniform. Is that bad?
@alacrity my bladder at my 1st girls night at the bars after my divorce was final!
@alacrity Sure...Tell me that AFTER I buy 1...um..er 3...great stocking stuffers?
@alacrity but ... Free shipping!
@alacrity we published today's product story just for you. now shut up and buy 3 already.
@alacrity meh iphone 6 P in meh back pocket :)
@snapster i would- but the 1 amp output is a deal breaker- my phone requires at least 2 amps to charge- and i've already enough adequacy issues.
I never understood these. Aren't most people either in a car or a building with electricity? I bought one of these once and have never used it. Know why? Because I keep it in either my car or my house where I have electricity.
@phatmass send yours to me. I play ingress. And do things where i can't stay by an outlet...
@phatmass I can imagine these would come in handy on trips where you might not want to stop in an airport and have your phone plugged in for however long it takes to re-charge.
@phatmass Sometimes it's nice to charge your phone in a backpack on the go
@Kyser_Soze That's what I use mine for. The 2amp connection actually charges my phone faster than my wall charger. It also allows me to use my phone and be mobile while it charges. It's like having a giant cell phone battery
@phatmass Mine was a godsend at Walt Disney World. Granted, mine was 5x the power of this one, but the point stands.
@choral_music That's exactly what I used my 10000 mAh charger for. Using the My Disney Experience and the Touring Plans app sapped my battery quick. With the charger tucked away in our stroller, we'd just plug in while walking to the next attraction. Worked out great.
@Spalding1250 You just changed my life.
@Kyser_Soze you share a name with the best cat that ever lived!
@phatmass cant speak for this particular model, but i have a 10k that i keep in my schoolbag. some of the lecture halls have outlets, but its pretty awesome knowing i can have a full charge even if my phone was nearly dead in the morning. i also bring it hiking and to the beach because i tend to use the camera on my phone a lot, But for camping i have a really big one that can also jump start my car.
@phatmass My reason for wanting a power bank is that I carry mail, and I sometimes carry routes I don't know, and sometimes the vehicle they provide doesn't have a working power socket for my TomTom.
@phatmass I use my phone to take credit cards at my art table at various craft fairs and sci-fi conventions. Access to electricity is not available at outdoor events and usually costs as much as the booth at indoor events. The craft fair I sold at last weekend ran from 8am-8pm and I was by myself. Not having access to the phone for credit cards could cost me a lot in sales. I haven't ever used one of these but I have been looking at them and at this price I snapped up a couple.
@phatmass To paraphrase a beloved Internet meme: two phones, one outlet.
@phatmass your life sounds incredibly boring if the only places you ever go are your car and your house
@twinklecrepe "your life sounds incredibly boring if the only places you ever go are your car and your house" Not only that but if all you ever did is go from car to house, there'd be no reason to have the car!
@phatmass I use mine for college football games and rounds of golf. The golf scoring gps apps that track where you are on each hole really suck the juice out of the phone. It is also nice when I'm say going to be away from a car and a building for long stretches of time (i don't know camping or hiking). I've also had a number of occasions where it was nice to have it in case someone else forgot to charge their device.
@moondrake You'll probably want to invest in bigger ones eventually, but we have used my phone for a merchandise table at a roller derby event and my bigger pack came in really handy!
@phatmass I've used mine at all-day concerts and music festivals. Or any outdoor event that draws a lot of people, thus, spotty cell reception and leads to your battery draining while it tries to get a signal. Or, as mentioned above, airplanes.
@editorkid I carry a portable power strip and a two-slot usb adapter in my carry-on so when all the airport power outlets are in use by other people, I can ask them to share and plug in my five outlet power strip. This lets five or six people/devices share an outlet.
@phatmass My kids each have one to ensure their phones aren't dead at the end of the school day. There are some places they can charge them but the football games or tennis matches aren't any of them. My wife keeps hers in her purse and uses it when out of the house or waiting for the kids somewhere.
In for tree. My wife will have a nice gift, and so will a lucky techno-savvy friend this Crimmus. Along with me of course.
@GFunk i'll be your friend
Meh. Seems like vendors I work with are slapping their names on these and giving them away lately. Guess they're buying them in bulk nice and cheap. So I have more than I need already.
Your order number is: grateful-moist-playground Lets not tell my wife.:-)
@kasmiur hmm...no sticky?
@Kyser_Soze mine was jumpy-gross-minister. YES!
If these were the Tenergy 8000mAh packs, I would buy three. Please bring them back! At least once!
The size of this one makes it more enticing, but that little battery wouldn't even charge my cell phone one full time
@capguncowboy these are almost 1/3rd the size and price... did you ever consider the convenience of owning three? :D
@snapster I did. Then I bought 3. Your powers of persuasion are almost as strong as my ability to refuse them is weak.
I DON'T HATE IT.
더 큰용량이 필요해요!!
i want bigger.... 말문이막히네요 으흑 ㅜㅜ
@sherryblue2 capacities..
@sherryblue2 저도 샀는데.. 괜히 샀나?
Make your own 'Asian / That's what she said' jokes...
I HAVE 4 portable chargers (and a quickly draining battery) .... But VMP!
... In for 3
@MsELizardBeth You're the best
My new phone will be delivered next week. 5 inch android with a removable battery. Would it be better to get one of these or a spare battery?
@Kyser_Soze spare battery would be smaller… although if it threatened to die in the middle of a call you'd be cut off while changing the battery rather than just plug this in...
@Kidsandliz Good point, Thanks
@Kyser_Soze removable battery much cooler so you have to get that. (and then 3 of these to supplement)
I'm worried if I keep buying these they'll never make phone batteries any bigger or better.
@Dash Phone manufactures won't offer a bigger battery because heaven forbid the phone ends up a few millimeters thicker and a few grams heavier than a competitor's model.
@narfcake Imagine the fashion consious iPhone being called a fatty!
@Dash I laugh when I see all of the expensive slim iPhones packed in over sized ugly cases.
@Dash Manufacturers also seem to stop making the batteries easily replaceable. A removable back will be an old, nostalgic thing...sad.
@Kyser_Soze Not everyone uses their phones as fashion statements. In industries like construction, smartphones get used like tools - and they get handled like tools too, hence needing protection.
@404Error Samsungs tend to be replaceable...
I did not need so I only bought one. My boss likes power maybe he can use it.
Meh'd chiefly because I bought the Power Now one from here (my first and only meh thus far). They are nice to have though. I'm not chained to an outlet when I'm on breaks, and it was excellent when I was commuting by bus.
"1A output can fast-charge iPhones and Androids and most other smartphones" Is that true? I thought fast charging was higher power.
@porkchop "Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!"
@porkchop yeah higher amperage is faster at the sake of efficiency (you lose more power to unwanted heat generation)
@porkchop Originally USB was limited to half an amp, so when one amp came out, it was called "fast". When two amp became available, they wisely called it "two amp", as much higher power levels are in the future.
@porkchop It's higher than the old USB standard of 0.5A, which is what a "dumb" USB port on a computer or a generic power brick can put out.
1A is barely ok for regular phones, but is going to be sluggish for any modern phone or tablet.
The newer batteries output 1.8A or higher. At 1A you're going to have to keep this plugged in for the rest of the night.
handsomely-awesome-structure
Elegant!
Already got a PowerNow 10k mAh I got from you guys in October (it's even purple).. Don't need no whiney 2,400.. Good temptation though for the buck.
@barney loves purple
@unkabob I've got two of those, but they don't fit in my pocket. And I don't carry a purse/handbag/clutch or whatever they're called these days to carry one of them around.
I love purple.
@lisaviolet ... Yeah, well for 5 times the power I would get a twine and hang it around my neck.. I'm not saying it's a bad buy, I'm saying I like more power..
@Barney ... so? I love violet, how 'bout that?
@unkabob That's how I carry my camera!
@lisaviolet ... Easy to reach.. shoot 'n drop.. I can see it.
.....In OTHER NEWS... more (paypal'able) stuff that is (truly) a good deal is over in (w)that place(oot)
@unixrab I dare you
@unixrab did that deal excite you for some reason? it hardly seemed epic you know. (nothing like three power banks for $18)
@unixrab which deal? So much crap there it's hard to know. Were they putting 90 dollars worth of crap in a box and charging 100 again?
@unixrab No way! Woot has a Dyson for sale!?! I'd better jump on that, I wouldn't expect to see another Dyson over there for at least 3 or 4 more years!
@Cinoclav That's the same model I got when @snapster owned the place... and it's still going... and it's a "price cut" , maybe a "deal" ;-) HOWEVER because of your sarcasm, I will taunt you a second time.
@snapster old memories.
@unixrab I had bought a refurb DC25 from woot back in early 2013 and it's also going strong. But I expected that, as I originally bought a DC17 Animal that's also been a beast but is too annoyingly heavy to haul all over the house.
@jrwofuga HA! and then telling you that you were LUCKY to get to use the coupon that was included in the $90 worth of "value"
In for two. Oh god, what is this cult that I've joined??
@Toothy personality?
@Toothy Possibly the greatest thing you will ever do in life! Welcome to the other side.
@unixrab Ha. Your woot post made me shake my head side to side, this one went up and down.
@Cinoclav my replies may make it wobble? I'm Ron Burgundy?
@unixrab It was a vicious cockfight... Btw, you're showing your age by referencing that song. I'm showing mine by knowing the reference..
@Cinoclav
I love purple.
Only one state on the map that hasn't made a purchase. I guess I will have to fix that.
@philicide It was a moral imperative!
Well hello potential stocking stuffer, in for 3.
@PanicSwitch correct answer
I'm new to the battery charger game. Approximately how many iPhone 6 charges should I expect out of this? How fast does it charge?
@billchase2 About 1.2 iPhone 6 charges, about 0.7 iPhone 6+ charges.
@hamjudo Thanks! How can you tell, so I don't have to ask again in the future?
@hamjudo the first informative comment in this whole thread
@billchase2 I googled iphone 6 mAh. The answers were iphone 6: 1810 mAh, iPhone 6+: 2915 mAh, I did the math getting .8 and 1.3, and subtracted off a tenth of a charge because battery charging is not 100% efficient. I was probably too generous. Perhaps 1.1 and 0.6 would be more accurate.
@billchase2 I'm new to these as well...so you will still need to have your iphone cord with you as well to use this charger??
@smarwood It outputs to USB, so you will need your USB charging cable.
@hamjudo Thank you for the explanation! It's appreciated.
I think I get what you're saying here:
@dashcloud thanks for the past-blast. Curiosity about that clip led me to a fascinating review of the concert captured on the DVD. It's the top one on the page. http://www.amazon.com/Daylight-Again-David-Crosby/dp/B00023B1AI.
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
I love purple.
In for three. One for myself and a couple of inexpensive Christmas gifts.
ded·i·ca·tion ˌdedəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. "his dedication to his duties"
2. the drive @snapster has which causes him to awake at 5 am in order to persuade mehricans to purchase the maximum of 3 items. "his dedication to empty the warehouse and build a small amusement park to the delight of Mediocre employees"
For 2 bucks more I would get this one. The flashlight is surprisingly useful. Makes it really easy to check to see if it is charged. http://www.amazon.com/PowerBot%C2%AE-PB2610-Universal-FlashLight-Indicator/dp/B00EK6MJT0
@aboxman That is the single longest product name I've ever seen on Amazon. I think it broke the internet, or something.
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@DJP519 longer than a CVS receipt.
meh. 2 amps would've been more attractive.
@Shuttlevvorth That's why you get two. (You're welcome, @snapster.)
@editorkid good job. I wondered briefly what electrical components might be required to step 2 of these down in voltage but still get the 2 amps.
@snapster Kids don't try this at home. Here is one way.
The box labeled CPT is marketed as a 12 volt to 5 volt DC to DC converter. It produces 5 volts out for an input voltage between 7 and 18 volts. The maximum rated output current is 3 amps. The blue box is a volt meter showing that the output voltage is 4.99 volts (or uolts?). It is probably around 90% efficient, so to get 2 amps out, you need two power sources capable of at least 1.1 amps at 5 volts. Alternatively, you could use 3 in series, then each power source would only need to produce 0.73 amps. Obviously you would want to replace the breadboard and cable collection with a single custom cable.
I love purple.
@hamjudo @snapster I don't even want to know what science projects your kids are going to do that scare science teachers LOL
@Kidsandliz My kids are old now. Back in the day, I coached fifth grade Science Olympiad teams. When my kids where older I mentored the FIRST robotics team at the high school. I knew all the science teachers.
@Kidsandliz Also, both my little brother and his wife were junior high school science teachers.
burgundy-baffling-spark Hopefully I won't be too surprised by the spark and reddish plume when I plug it in.
I love purple.
Power banks aren't very sexy but a dead phone is useless. A necessary evil I suppose. In for two.. flecked-moaning-desire
I think that everyone in this thread is forgetting the most important part of today's deal.
The last picture isn't funny :(
It's just a phone rubber-banded to the power bank. No baby arm. No Glen popping out the side. No Irk sticker on anything. No @harrison in a cape. Come on, guys.
Word problem for my sons "create a math problem" homework: If you had a bag with three power bank batteries (cause thats all the man, Meh, says you can buy), and a used condom, what is the probability of reaching in and selecting the condom?
@rhandy1970 .25
@rhandy1970 Inversely proportional to how quickly I need it.
@rhandy1970 0% - Because if I knew there was a chance of reaching in and grabbing a used condom, I wouldn't be reaching...
@Cinoclav Correct! Now reach in anyway or Mrs. Meh will send you to the office.
2 stocking stuffers this week! Lets get a few more so my holiday shopping can come to an early close.
In for two. Three just isn't me.
Coincidentally , I am at work and forgot my phone's charger. Wish I had this Now. In for 2.
@ronnyd Or just get an extra charger or cable and keep it at work so you have endless power and can leave there with a fully charged batter every day.
@Stallion true, but the 6 bucks I spent on this gets me a new power cable as well, as I can leave the device and the micro USB at work, which I plan to do. Schweeeeeeeeeeet.
This is the perfect gift for people who you are obligated to give a gift to and you know that they have a kind of vague interest in their smart phones, but not enough of an interest in them to keep them charged or have a charger around. I bought three.
I look forward to seeing this gift sit in the drawer where my sister-in-law keeps her charger when she's not using it.
I like to imagine that when she runs out of a power during the day and wishes she had brought it with her, she will think of me. My hope is that over time, she will begin to associate thoughts of me with a sense of disappointment in herself.
Win. Win. Win.
@heygabe That's the best reason to buy a gift ever.
@snapster built a superspeaker with twoof the 10mah batteries, now hot yoga with three more...
Next, on Hoarders...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I presume the only way you can charge with this is if you're also carrying your device's charging cord? It might work if I carried a purse or if cargo pants were still in style, but… meh.
@gspet01 You are correct, you need the charging cable. Unless you bought some of these: https://meh.com/forum/topics/toccs-snap-cable-micro-usb-or-lightning
@gspet01 cargo pants are out of style?!
@Kleineleh :-)
@Cinoclav i forgot i bought those until i got home today and they were here!
I'm thinking about buying 2 of them. I'll charge one and drain the other. I'll then use the one to charge the other. In turn I'll use the now charged device to recharge the drained one. I'm curious to see how long I can keep up this loop until they're both dead. (I'd do it with three, but meh...)
@Cinoclav Good luck, i'll be waiting for the results, lol.
@Cinoclav I expect a complete report as a follow up to this post.
@Stallion @ronnyd I decided it wasn't worth the possibility of creating some sort of black hole. With my luck, I'd be whisked away to one of the Dakotas, where obviously you're only allowed to shop at meh every other week.
Power Corrupts
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
Portable Power is uncorruptible (unless you drop it)
Power to the People! Especially the VMP's
2400 mAh isn't 10,000 mAh, it isn't even 2400 because of Chinese style ratings; you should expect more like 1200-1800 mAh at the plug, but the 1A rating is real. Btw 2600 mAh power banks are $4 on eBay w/free shipping.
@uwacn But they're not from meh.
@uwacn 2400 mAh size isn't 10,000 mAh size either, per the educational attempt on the front page.
As for the eBay units, I like the skeptical price comparison - I wish we had more of it. Without VMP and buying only 1 the value here is possibly beat. Now I wouldn't plug my phone into an eBay no name, but I bet most of them are safe. :-0
@snapster I too am weary of ebay units, not for their function but for the overinflated figures. As it is, the mAh rating typically stated is the battery (at 3.6V), so output at the plug is less already. Factor in their "fudge multiplier", and it's buyer beware. It's akin to amplified speakers advertising 1000W!, except the thing is powered by a 12V 1a wall wart. 1000w watts with 12w input ... yeah. So @uwacn, I'll stick to buying from here. Meh will tell the truth (aka this product is a piece of crap) when the manufacturers don't.
@snapster Having bought a few various back up batteries from ebay because they are cheap, I can tell you there is a reason they are cheap. They are cheap Chinese knock offs. Half of them the ports are poorly made and its hard if not impossible to plug cables into them, and often they only function for a few charges before they break all together.
Hello fellow Mehricans.
As I look around my office I have come to realize that I may have a phone charging obsession. There are eleven micro USB charging cords, 6 ac power supplies, and 4 partially charged power supplies all within my reach.
@MsELizardBeth don't worry, I just surround myself with 2A 4port usb hub plugged with two 5pin cables and two lightening bolt cables. on top of these 2 charged power supplies. I believe this obsession will be named as "Im-not-goin-anywhere-leaving-me-gadgets-under-80%-of-power."
Christmas gift gold. The receivers of these will think they were at least $20 - $30
Keep the stocking stuffers coming!
If you have an android phone, download Greenify and thank me later.
HUGE improvements in battery life on my rooted phone (10 hrs to 20 hrs). I can't speak to numbers unrooted, but I'm sure you'll see significant gains in battery life.
I love purple.
please @snapster make it say "SOLD OUT" already so I don't cave in to my dark urges then I will be forced to blame @cengland0
FINALLY THANK YOU LORD OF DARKNESS FOR SAVING MY MONIES FOR ANOTHER ROTTEN DAY AKA @CENGLAND0
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Any chance of this or similar product coming up before XMas?
@bleecornell There's always a chance. You'll just have to check back every day before Xmas :)
Bought one of these and am a little disappointed. After a full charge, it doesn't even charge my phone (Samsung Galaxy S III) completely. Boo, er, MEH.
@liquidbluenight Even when you put your phone on airplane mode and turn off the display?
@gommiebears Tried that tonight and it still only got to 98% (started at 5%) before stalling out (and it took F.O.R.E.V.E.R.). I think I'll stick with my RAVPower and pawn this one off on someone else.
I just got mine in the mail today. Does anyone know how long to charge them? Didn' have that detail in the instructions.
@silverqueen Until the green bar on the top quits flashing and you get a solid green line.
@lisaviolet Thanks. I was hopeing for a time length since I can't see the blinking lights. Do you know aprox how long it would take to fully charge?
@silverqueen Mine was pretty close to fully charged when I got it. Just did a quick Google search and came up with this: "Charging can take up to 8 hours by USB, 4 hours by the included wall charger".
@silverqueen Push the button on the side to get the green bar to light up.
@lisaviolet Thank you for looking that up for me. I didn't think to do that. Have any idea how many phone charges might come out of this little guy? It says that you should charge it fully after three months of non use but no indication of how many charges you could expect from one charge. I still want a solar one but ... I like this idea too. No reason not to pair the ideas together.
@silverqueen You're welcome. I'd expect how many charges you can get out of it depends on what type of phone you have and the type of battery in it..
This is one of the best cheap things I ever bought. So light and slim, worked for years, indestructible. Wish I had bought 20