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for OG's suggestion.I got one recently and its more than good enough!
for OG's suggestion.I got one recently and its more than good enough!
Sorry to hijack the thread any ideas for a reasonably price power bank for charging a Microsoft surface ? The power bank uses a USB type c connecter to output to the Microsoft surface connector.
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Have a Google but I suspect you'd need a power drive compatible one, anker do some at decent prices, it's slightly different to a normal battery pack and can deliver higher voltages
I had to buy one for a new camera recently, seems a lot of devices are adopting this protocol
Have a Google but I suspect you'd need a power drive compatible one, anker do some at decent prices, it's slightly different to a normal battery pack and can deliver higher voltages
I had to buy one for a new camera recently, seems a lot of devices are adopting this protocol
Another for the Anker Power Banks, really good bits of kit, i paid £45 for 2 from Amazon which gives me just over 40000Mah. One of these charges my iPhone 5 times or my iPad nearly 3 times.
I did look at the Ridgemonkey ones but they are way over priced for what they are and compared to others on the market
for the Anker Power Banks, really good bits of kit, i paid £45 for 2 from Amazon which gives me just over 40000Mah. One of these charges my iPhone 5 times or my iPad nearly 3 times. I did look at the Ridgemonkey ones but they are way over priced for what they are and compared to others on the market
In reply to Post #17
Mike
I've just bought a Rav Power 20000mah 60w power Bank from Amazon for £37. It charges my Lenovo x280 laptop via the USB-C. I know it's not the biggest capacity but I just needed it to keep my laptop topped up while working from the bank.
Glad I didn't spend ridge monkey prices to achieve what I needed
Note it doesn't come with a USB charging lead only a USB-C to USB-C lead, fortunately I had a compatible charging lead at home so that I could charge from standard iPad wall charger
Mike
I've just bought a Rav Power 20000mah 60w power Bank from Amazon for £37. It charges my Lenovo x280 laptop via the USB-C. I know it's not the biggest capacity but I just needed it to keep my laptop topped up while working from the bank.
Glad I didn't spend ridge monkey prices to achieve what I needed
Note it doesn't come with a USB charging lead only a USB-C to USB-C lead, fortunately I had a compatible charging lead at home so that I could charge from standard iPad wall charger
In reply to Post #20
Thx for that 👍🏻 Yep I just want to top up whilst on the bank if needed. Whilst I'm working from home 😉
Thx for that 👍🏻 Yep I just want to top up whilst on the bank if needed. Whilst I'm working from home 😉
In reply to Post #17
A lot of them won't charge bigger laptops I think you need something a bit more specialised than your average power bank.
A lot of them won't charge bigger laptops I think you need something a bit more specialised than your average power bank.
In reply to Post #22
Depends if your laptop has USB-C power delivery capability, not the size of it. More age related to be honest. If you have an older laptop then you're looking for a power bank with a standard plug socket or 12v car socket - likely to be more expensive.
However USB-C can handle a lot more power (I think 100w) compared to standard USB and is therefore capable of charging newer laptops.
My Lenovo is a traditional laptop with a reasonable spec i7, 16gb, SSD and It charges from my £37 power bank because it has USB-C PD @ 60w.
Depends if your laptop has USB-C power delivery capability, not the size of it. More age related to be honest. If you have an older laptop then you're looking for a power bank with a standard plug socket or 12v car socket - likely to be more expensive.
However USB-C can handle a lot more power (I think 100w) compared to standard USB and is therefore capable of charging newer laptops.
My Lenovo is a traditional laptop with a reasonable spec i7, 16gb, SSD and It charges from my £37 power bank because it has USB-C PD @ 60w.
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I've just got an EC technologies one after recommendations on here ( cheers oldgeezer ) £19 off amazon . just got back from a trip , ipone 6s charged up 3 times and hasn't dropped any voltage at all... impressed and no carp tax
I've just got an EC technologies one after recommendations on here ( cheers oldgeezer ) £19 off amazon . just got back from a trip , ipone 6s charged up 3 times and hasn't dropped any voltage at all... impressed and no carp tax
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I have two of those, great for phone and tablet, I had to buy the PD anker one for a camera and just take that one fishing.
I have two of those, great for phone and tablet, I had to buy the PD anker one for a camera and just take that one fishing.
In reply to Post #23
Got the one you suggested and it charges my Microsoft surface pro fine. Thx 👍🏻
Got the one you suggested and it charges my Microsoft surface pro fine. Thx 👍🏻
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EC technologies 26800ah are £14.78p free next day delivery if your on prime.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EC-Technology-26800mAh-Portable-Powerbank-Black/dp/B07CZFX8RY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2AMY5FYORV8RW&keywords=ec+technology+26800mah+power+bank&qid=1584313659&sprefix=EC+TECH%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-5
EC technologies 26800ah are £14.78p free next day delivery if your on prime.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EC-Technology-26800mAh-Portable-Powerbank-Black/dp/B07CZFX8RY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2AMY5FYORV8RW&keywords=ec+technology+26800mah+power+bank&qid=1584313659&sprefix=EC+TECH%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-5
with power banks' it's best to work out what you need to charge or operate, and for how long' and what power output.
the anker offerings are good for phone, tablet etc for a couple of days. for long periods of bank time, and running laptops etc' Tracer, ridgemonkey or atom are a good choice' at more cost. i recently bought the big atom, i'm very impressed with it but' will be overkill for some.
the anker offerings are good for phone, tablet etc for a couple of days. for long periods of bank time, and running laptops etc' Tracer, ridgemonkey or atom are a good choice' at more cost. i recently bought the big atom, i'm very impressed with it but' will be overkill for some.
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Any new ones to add to below? I'm doing a long session soon and need another charger to compliment one I have
Only for phone charging mainly but, needs to get at least 4-6 charges of smart phone
Not looking to spend too much
The ridgemonkey items look alright but not looking to spend that amount of money
Any new ones to add to below? I'm doing a long session soon and need another charger to compliment one I have
Only for phone charging mainly but, needs to get at least 4-6 charges of smart phone
Not looking to spend too much
The ridgemonkey items look alright but not looking to spend that amount of money
