The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Usable External Battery?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by AznDJonE, Feb 11, 2005.

  1. AznDJonE

    AznDJonE Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi I'm wondering if anyone had ever used a decent external battery before? A battery that gives at least 3 hours of run time and weighs less than 2 lbs. I read the thread about Valence N-Charge and I don't even want to try it anymore.
     
    AznDJonE, Feb 11, 2005
    #1
  2. Rayt

    Rayt Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    61
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hi AznDJonE

    I'm wondering the same thing. You might consider the PowerPad by Electrovaya. They have 3 different models, but all 3 are pretty big -- a little bigger than a sheet of letter sized paper, a little more than a half inch thick, and about 2 to 3 pounds.

    The charge lasts a long time (longer than the Valence N-Charge) but the down side is that the total number of charge cycles is pretty low - maybe about 300 or less. These are also pretty expensive too (around $300 to $400).

    If anyone knows of other alternatives, I'd be interested too.
     
    Rayt, Feb 12, 2005
    #2