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    • Overall Rating: 3
    • Price: 3
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 3
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    Surprisingly small

    posted by avion23 on 05/22/2010 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    - compact and small - all connectors included - even has a charger
    Cons:
    - internal Batterie is only ~100mAh! The case is almost empty! Have a look at the photos - PC-Connection side has arkward conne...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 3
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    elegant and effective

    posted by mawktheone on 06/25/2008 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    the unit is both small and quite attractive. I was very happy when i recieved the charger as i was expecting both a larger AND uglier unit. does indeed give 5.5v, great selection of heads pretty looking light
    Cons:
    only about 1000mAh which is not enormous if you intend to charge from mains as a battery backup as opposed to via inbuilt PV ce...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Great gadget!

    posted by marrus on 03/11/2008 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Small and portable Easy to understand quickly Free power from the sun! Eco-friendly Works as stated
    Cons:
    Short cords. They don't bother me, but they might bother others Doesn't charge my 3.7V Motorola Razr effectively. Make sure you...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 4
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    Nice product for the price

    posted by ben1680 on 03/07/2008 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    - Free electricity from the sun - Use lithium battery instead of cheap Ni-MH - Good price performance ratio
    Cons:
    - Need constant strong sunlight to charge properly - Need long time to fully charge the battery - No indicator to show that it ...
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    • Overall Rating: 3
    • Price: 3
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 3
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    A small portable battery for your Electronics

    posted by SuperDoug on 02/05/2008 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    It charges under the sun. Get power for free. Charges anything that requires just a 5V signal, assuming it comes with the correct adapter.
    Cons:
    It does not work for charging Motorola phones. There is no status lights to check how much charge is in the unit.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 3
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Great bang-for buck!

    posted by djsydau on 10/13/2007 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    It works! Excellent quality solar panel (claimed 15% efficiency) Great value for money (mains to USB charger alone can cost $15 here in Australia) Number of adaptors/cables included Poly-Lithium battery Charged a Nokia E65 in under an hour; Ipod in abo...
    Cons:
    The on-off switch doesn't see to do anything! Does not include charging tip for latest Sony-Ericsson mobiles (eg K800i) which ...
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    • Overall Rating: 2
    • Price: 2
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 3
    • Usefulness: 2
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    unable to recharge my cell phone (t-mobile dash)

    posted by BosuxRedsux on 08/16/2007 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    had the mini usb connector for my cell phone.
    Cons:
    the connections seemed loose. i had to jiggle the connector to make contact, then i had to hold it. if i moved the connector co...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 4
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    handy extra power source

    posted by vytas on 07/03/2007 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    nice to have option using solar power. also it can be charged via USB. handy to have while camping.
    Cons:
    UV flashlight (money checker) works only from solar power (though this feature not the
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Amazing Solar Power

    posted by Thenug on 06/17/2007 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    This is one of my favorite toys from DX. You can charge your phone anywhere any time even if it's night because this has a built in battery. I opened it up, charged this for 5 minutes via AC charger, plugged it into my OLD dying phone and it's working 100...
    Cons:
    None, solar power is the way to go.
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 4
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    unlimited power!

    posted by Vader on 05/02/2007

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    this is the device to use if your concerned about your energy bills! its quite small for a solar charger and very portable.
    Cons:
    the build is a bit dodgey(weird) can look cheap but the product is actually quite good, considering its price!
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