Review: Sanyo Eneloop KBC-L2 battery pack...
10-08-2009, 10:45 AM
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Review: Sanyo Eneloop KBC-L2 battery pack...
I bought this at Costco for $24.97 (Item# 339891).
It's a 5000 mAh battery pack and from reviews I've read, it is able to hold a charge for up to one year at 85%.
I travel a lot with my iPhone 3GS (whose battery life SUCKS) so this has come in handy. It also charges any other USB powered device such as cameras, other mobile phones, etc. The output is 500 mAh with dual standard USB ports.
The battery pack itself is built pretty solid. I was very surprised (ie. it doesn't feel or look cheap up close). It has a lanyard hole which I thought was pretty neat. It has a blue LED indicator to tell you when it is fully charged and when it is working (you hold the top button after plugging your USB device in and it blinks several times to let you know that it is on). It can charge via AC adapter OR mini-USB-to-USB adapter, included (now, that's cool). And lastly, it is standard dual USB ports and not some proprietary ports like on other battery packs out there (eg. Fueltank UNO/DUO from Callpod).
The cons of this thing? It has no manual! (Who reads those anyway?
) It's not the smallest thing to carry around but it slips easily into any pocket, computer bag, or back pack. Also, it doesn't tell you how much of a charge is remaining (although, I speculate that any battery indicators would drive the cost up a little bit). It does take quite long to fully charge from nearly dead; about 5-7 hours.
At barely $25 for 5000 mAh, this thing is a steal compared to other battery packs on the market.
BTW, I was able to charge my iPhone 2-2.5 times, from a charge of 10%, in about 2-3 hours over the course of 3-4 days.
I would highly recommend this to those who have multiple USB powered devices who are on the go. It sure beats carrying a mess of wall plugins.
It's a 5000 mAh battery pack and from reviews I've read, it is able to hold a charge for up to one year at 85%.
I travel a lot with my iPhone 3GS (whose battery life SUCKS) so this has come in handy. It also charges any other USB powered device such as cameras, other mobile phones, etc. The output is 500 mAh with dual standard USB ports.
The battery pack itself is built pretty solid. I was very surprised (ie. it doesn't feel or look cheap up close). It has a lanyard hole which I thought was pretty neat. It has a blue LED indicator to tell you when it is fully charged and when it is working (you hold the top button after plugging your USB device in and it blinks several times to let you know that it is on). It can charge via AC adapter OR mini-USB-to-USB adapter, included (now, that's cool). And lastly, it is standard dual USB ports and not some proprietary ports like on other battery packs out there (eg. Fueltank UNO/DUO from Callpod).
The cons of this thing? It has no manual! (Who reads those anyway?
) It's not the smallest thing to carry around but it slips easily into any pocket, computer bag, or back pack. Also, it doesn't tell you how much of a charge is remaining (although, I speculate that any battery indicators would drive the cost up a little bit). It does take quite long to fully charge from nearly dead; about 5-7 hours.At barely $25 for 5000 mAh, this thing is a steal compared to other battery packs on the market.
BTW, I was able to charge my iPhone 2-2.5 times, from a charge of 10%, in about 2-3 hours over the course of 3-4 days.
I would highly recommend this to those who have multiple USB powered devices who are on the go. It sure beats carrying a mess of wall plugins.
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