Hi, The direct link for Limeade is
www.mylimeade.com I believe they deal direct with Amazon, unless you are International buyer. The MA18000 pack is $99 Hope this help Regards The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion.Joanne Chua Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 17/08/2013, at 14:51, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > 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/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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