Casey, It's been discussed quite a bit about 2 weeks ago including prices, Amazon links and all of that. Given the relatively unique name, if you search the archives for "Limeade" or do a search on Amazon for the same you will find all the info.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Casey Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 9:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Review: The Limeade 18000 MAH battery pack: a lot of power for the money Hi where can you purchase this battery pack in the united states? Also how much does this battery cost sounds like one I would like to get? On 8/16/2013 1:04 PM, Scott Davert wrote: > below is a review I wrote concerning the product mentioned in the > subject. I tried to describe it as best I could for those who cannot > see pictures of it. > taken from: > http://www.applevis.com/accessory-reviews/miscellaneous/limeade-18000- > mah-battery-pack-lot-power-money > > Introduction > The Limeade line of products come in many different sizes to suit your > needs. They have a few packs, ranging in size from the $25 5000 MAH > battery pack to the $99 18 MAH battery pack. You can look at all the > different models to compare for yourself by searching Amazon for > Limeade. This specific review only covers the 18 MAH version. The > higher the number, the more it costs, but also the larger the device > and more juice you get to power your devices. > Description > The 18000 MAH version of this pack measures 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches and > weighs 13 ounces. TO give an idea of how that compares to other > devices, it's about as long as my iPhone 5, is slightly wider than the > iPhone 5, and is about 2 times as thick. There is only 1 button on the > device, which can be found on the side of the battery pack. It is > located closest to the micro USB port. When you orient the button so > that it is on the left side and is closest to you, all other functions > are on the front of the pack. The button you never need to use, as the > device auto turns on and off when something is connected and > disconnected from it. Pressing the power button once will cause the > LED to briefly flash to indicate the amount of power the pack has > remaining. Pressing it twice rather quickly will turn on the > flashlight. Pressing it again twice will turn this off. . As indicated > previously, the micro USB port is located on the left front of the > unit. next to that, you'll find the LED light, which doubles as a > flashlight and battery power indicator. To the right of that, you will > find 2 USB ports which, yes, will allow you to charge 2 devices at the > same time. Next to the LED light is a 1 AMP USB port, which works fine > for iPhones and other accessories with smaller batteries, and to the > right of that is a 2.1 amp USB port. This is most suitable for > charging tablets and other accessories that have larger batteries. You > can charge iPhones and other acessories with either port, but you must > charge tablets with the 2.1 amp port. I didn't notice much of a > difference in speed when charging my iPhone 5 with the 2.1 amp port > versus the 1 amp. > What's in the box. > In the box is the battery pack itself, along with a USB cable which > has a standard USB connector to plug in to the pack, and then the > other end doubles as a micro USB connector or 30-pin Apple connector, > which Apple used up until last year for all of its devices. You simply > move the 30-pin connector out of the way when you wish to use the > Micro USB cord. > Operation and impressions > One of the biggest concerns I had with this pack was the flashlight > feature. The button seems hard to bump, and would take 2 fairly quick > bumps to activate, so this doesn't really bother me as I thought it > would. The lack of an accessible way for me to check the power > available kind of stinks, but it pretty much comes with the territory, > unless you want to shell out the same amount of money for a battery > pack which talks, but only has 1/3 of the capacity. I have charged my > iPhone with this device 4 times, this includes the case with the > additional battery, and the Limeade has still not gone dead. From > reading reviews, it appears as though the battery pack takes about > 12-14 hours to charge completely, so I'll do that once the pack goes > dead, which will probably be soon. > One of the nice things about this pack is that I don't have to worry > about fiddling with the button on the side. It has an auto turn on and > turn off feature which works whenever you connect or disconnect a > device being charged. I've carried this device in my pocket, but it > was a bit hefty to carry around, as there was no room for anything > else in that pocket, so I usually kept it at home or in my office in > my bag. > One of the draw-back to the Limeade line of products is that they do > not come with a wall charger, but you can use the included cable to > charge from your computer, or use a wall power supply of your own to > charge the device. I wish a wall charger had been included, but I have > several laying around, so it wasn't a big deal. It also did not come > with a lightning connector, also not a big deal, as I can simply use > the USB cable that came with my phone, but it's something the user > should be aware of when purchasing the product. > Concluding remarks > This device seems to work very well. There are a couple of draw-backs, > which I mainly can address given the other equipment that I have. The > biggest draw-back, particularly with a large capacity battery such as > this, is that there is no way to really know how much battery power I > have left. If I use it with devices that I know the MAH capacity of > like my iPhone 5, or a certainly braille display, I can do the quick > math in my head and keep a tally, but not all users would want to do > this. The company claims this battery pack can last for 500 cycles, > which means that I could plug it in for 500 days in a row before I > notice a dramatic decrease in the capacity of the battery. of course, > unless I'm charging higher end devices like tablets, this won't be > needed. I predict I'll get 1 or 2 more charges out of my combination > iPhone/battery pack case, but will run the battery completely down to > see how much that actually happens. Even if I just use it for 5 > charges, that's a lot of battery power which will last a long time. I > wish I had this battery during Hurricane Sandy, but will be glad I > have it around for when I have the unfortunate experience of having > another situation where I go without power for several days. It will > also be great for long flights, as there is no charging stations on > airplanes. I'm happy with my purchase, but would probably recommend a > lower capacity version of this battery to others so that they can save > money and will allow for a greater degree of portability. The higher > end pack is certainly for the power user, or the user who wishes to > charge a tablet such as an iPad a couple of times without having to > connect to AC power. > Rating > 4 Stars > Devices Accessory Was Used With > iPhone 5 > -- Casey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. 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