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Hybrid 1000 Charger

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Item #: 114366
Price: Reg. $79.95
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Description:
With Solio's Hybrid 1000 charger, you're not out of recharging options when you go to charge your mobile, iPod, or other electronic device. Lithium Ion batteries stay charged for over a year, and you can fully recharge your phone or add 10 hours to your MP3 player. If the charger battery runs out of juice and no outlet is in sight, hook it up to its solar panel and charge it in the sun for 1 hour to get 15 minutes of talk time on your phone. solarsolar

Features:

  • Keep all of your electronic devices charged with this universal charger that works with most MP3 players, mobiles, and GPS units once you've changed the adaptor tip
  • Charge devices whenever you need to with the internal rechargeable battery that stores power for more than a year
  • When the battery requires a recharge, put this hybrid to the test by plugging into a computer via USB or harnessing the sun's energy and charge it by hooking it up to its own solar panel
  • Comes with a USB port replicator tip, mini-USB tip, a Nokia tip, adaptor tip system cable, and a USB charging cable

Specifications:

  • Weight: 4.6 ounces
  • Dimensions: 198 x 68 x 18 mm
  • Battery: rechargeable 3.7V 1000mAh lithium ion
  • Rated output / input: 1.5-5 watts / 5-6 volts at 400mA
  • Solar panel output: 0.6 watts




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Better Energy Hybrid 1000 Charger
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Disappointing Performance
By Gadget JunkieVerified Buyer from Wichita, KS on 11/9/2009
Cons:
Charges slowly, Short Life
Best Uses:
Emergency Equipment, Travel
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

Comments about Better Energy Hybrid 1000 Charger:

I rate this item as okay - I like the concept, and the design is okay, however the actual performance is somewhat disappointing. An example of my recent use: It took 80% of the Solio 1000's full charge to take my iPhone from about 75% charged to Full. I then placed the Solio in full, direct sunlight (not even a cloud that day) for over 6 hours, but it would only charge up to around 60% (3 flashes on the charge indicator) even though not connected to anything.

I can only imagine how slowly it would recharge under less optimum conditions, like while hiking with it just attached on the outside of a pack. I think it is satisfactory as an emergency back-up battery, but I don't think it can be relied on for extended off-grid use of your portable electronic device without some sort of other power back-up.

Finally, for the price, I think they really could have included some sort of protective case or cover for it.

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[8 of 9 customers found this review helpful]

 
application is everything
By InspectorgadgetgearguyVerified Reviewer from Shreveport, Louisiana on 1/24/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, Eazy to use, Good Cord Length
Cons:
Poor cold performance, Slow Charging
Best Uses:
Travel
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Better Energy Hybrid 1000 Charger:

bought it for a trekking trip to Everest base camp mainly to keep my cell phone charged. (you get good cell coverage to Namche and spotty to Lobuche). You must keep it facing at the sun almost directly which is impossible if your moving. The solar cell face scratches easily perhaps a stick on screen saver would be a good idea but I don't know if that would degrade the efficientcy. The main problem with this system at altitude and cold, is the failure of the cell battery to hold a charge even inside my coat pocket. The charger and cell system works great in a static environment in Louisiana even on a partly cloudy day. It is easy to tell when the system is charging (red Light) and charge level (green lights). I would recommend this charger if its application were within the physical and technilogical limits. There were no reviews on this product when I bought it. My purchase and use was a big field experiment. It will not work on a trip like I took.

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