What battery would be good to use with this product to charge so I can run my ipad iPhone and even a laptop for a small time?
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I am not sure if you are looking for a battery or solar, the solar I can answer. For a laptop you will need the highest wattage you can get. You will also need an adapter to go from the Solar charger to the laptop. I do not know if you can find one on line or have to make it, that "PLUG" would have to atatch to your battery port on the laptop. I have a "SOLAR 12" It works great on my tablet even while I'm using it. I hope this helps you. SPM
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If you are looking to simply charge a iPhone, iPad, or android phone then I would look into getting a Jackery Giant power source . (I'm not sure if a Jackery Giant would power a laptop as they all range in size and battery size) but if you wanted this Schumacher anyway it would probably charger your phone, iPad, and computer for a week straight if not more . I'm not sure the exact calculations but it would defenitely have more than enough power to charge small devices. Remeber this is used to jump start a car or truck battery, a phone or laptop is no match for this product... And at this price you can't go wrong . Hope this helps If you are looking to simply charge a iPhone, iPad, or android phone then I would look into getting a Jackery Giant power source . (I'm not sure if a Jackery Giant would power a laptop as they all range in size and battery size) but if you wanted this Schumacher anyway it would probably charger your phone, iPad, and computer for a week straight if not more . I'm not sure the exact calculations but it would defenitely have more than enough power to charge small devices. Remeber this is used to jump start a car or truck battery, a phone or laptop is no match for this product... And at this... » Read More If you are looking to simply charge a iPhone, iPad, or android phone then I would look into getting a Jackery Giant power source . (I'm not sure if a Jackery Giant would power a laptop as they all range in size and battery size) but if you wanted this Schumacher anyway it would probably charger your phone, iPad, and computer for a week straight if not more . I'm not sure the exact calculations but it would defenitely have more than enough power to charge small devices. Remeber this is used to jump start a car or truck battery, a phone or laptop is no match for this product... And at this price you can't go wrong . Hope this helps « Show Less
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Yes, anything that can be charged through a usb cable. Just charge through the iphone port and not the ipad port since the ipad port charges at 2amps which over time will damage your battery.
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It has the same battery as an iPad, so you might try a 2.1 amp charger if you haven't already. Overall I'm not thrilled with the product, and took mine apart to see what was inside after it stopped charging(my 4th failed newtrent product in 2 years.)
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Using my power mate now with my iPhone 3GS. Bought a Opteka BP-SC8000 Ultra High Capacity (6000mAh) Backup Battery Solar... Sold by: Carolina Clearance Center Holds a greater charge and delivers faster. Uses typical iPhone power cord. And solar is free!
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Smarter to go to batterygeeks.net and get their 5-7 hour battery which can also be used for other devices...cost was 99 bux but well worth it.
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Just connect usb from charger to Mac air to charge, will probably only be good for 1 charge though, laptop needs more power than the smaller devices obviously.
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Check with Anker first. I have purchase several Anker laptop batteries and all still are working great.
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To the best of my knowledge, any decent NiMH should work.... Its my opinion that the low discharge rate batteries, such as Imedion or Eneloops are the best batteries available these days, not since they offer the greatest capacity, but since their low discharge rate allows them to sit unused for greater periods of time, and still deliver when needed. A device such as the PortaPow might sit in your glove box for months or years before being needed. To then find the bats dead makes no sense. If you are using the portapow daily, well, I'd think there are better ways to charge your portable device....
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You cannot charge this with the thunderbolt cable that came with your iphone. You need a mirco usb cable to charge this battery pack. But it comes with it, so you should be fine. You can plug that usb cable into the power brick that came with your Iphone instead of your laptop, if you like
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Should be fine just need a USB converter to charge it. I powered a dual USB and can power iPhone and iPad with this.
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I don't know why you need more powerful charger for iPad as this will perfectly do the job. if you think this is not enough, try this "PowerGen White 4.2-Amp (20 Watt) Dual USB Wall Charger Designed for Apple iPad & iPhone". I believe this is more powerful and definitely will suit your needs.
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I have a small Acer notebook, it works as a charger or back up battery, once it saved me for 3 hours and still had 75% power remaining, I guess it depends how big your computer is, to prove it once, I charged mi iPod and phone 3 times each in it, then it was time to reload power.
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YES. It can be used to charge iPad Air, iPad 4/3/2, iPad Mini HD and iPad Mini because this portable battery charger can output maximum 1000mA current, which is enough to get charging going on on Apple tablets.
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I like the product. Works as advertised. Mine is used with an iPad Mini. That has replaced my travel laptop and netbook. Sorry no help.
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It is best to get a notebook battery with extended life then you have two batteries. The Anker doesn't have enough power to recharge a notebook.
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The small manual does not address your questions....sorry. Feel free to contact PowerGen @ www.PowerGenBatt.com or info@PowerGenBatt.com. I mainly use it for my Ipad when the battery runs out so it has served my purposes well.