Tag Archives: power bank

Quick Review, Teardown: Veektomx VT103 10000mAh 38.5Wh Power Bank

Posted on August 31, 2023 by lui_gough

It seems that sometimes, power bank deals come rapid-fire on OzBargain, so today I’ll be looking at another impulse purchase. This one is a Veektomx VT103 10000mAh (38.5Wh) power bank that claims to be one of the more compact and … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Iniu MegaPower Slim 10500mAh 22.5W Power Bank BI-B6

Posted on August 21, 2023 by lui_gough

I’ve tested an Iniu power bank before as part of the review challenge, but imagine my surprise when a smaller 10500mAh 22.5W version turned up on Amazon for AU$15.19 on a promotion. It seems that OzBargain-ing is a dangerous habit, … Continue reading →

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Teardown: Cygnett ChargeUp Go 5,000mAh Power Bank (CY3533PBCHE)

Posted on March 26, 2023 by lui_gough

Just a quick teardown post today of some power banks I reviewed back in 2022. As I had a few units around, unfortunately, one somehow became overdischarged just by sitting around and refused to charge initially. After several attempts, the … Continue reading →

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Review: Romoss PEA60 3.7V/60000mAh 22.5W “Fast Charging” Power Bank

Posted on December 28, 2022 by lui_gough

When I first started reviewing power banks back in 2013, large ratings were very much associated with fake ratings. Fast forward to nearly a decade later and large power banks are now reality, thanks to our insatiable need for power … Continue reading →

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Review: Iniu BI-B63 USB-C PD (65W) 25000mAh/92.5Wh Power Bank

Posted on September 22, 2022 by lui_gough

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a power bank, as I’ve been pretty happy with the units I have. However, I was approached by Iniu about reviewing their BI-B63 “ultimate” power bank under the review challenge terms and it … Continue reading →

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Review: Cygnett ChargeUp Go 5,000mAh Power Bank (CY3533PBCHE)

Posted on January 4, 2022 by lui_gough

This is another one of those strange “alignments” where I just so happened to be involved in a project at my work which we decided to procure some power banks (in bulk) for some urgent promotional purposes. Because of this, … Continue reading →

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Note: Potential Issues of Using a USB Powerbank as a UPS

Posted on September 3, 2021 by lui_gough

On my recent review of the Blitzwolf BW-P12 10000mAh Power Bank, a reader commented asking whether that particular power bank could be used as a makeshift uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for USB-powered devices. This is an excellent question and one … Continue reading →

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Review, Teardown: Blitzwolf BW-P12 10000mAh 2xUSB-A+USB-C Power Bank

Posted on September 1, 2021 by lui_gough

As a person that’s tested many power-banks, it should come as no surprise that I literally have so many of them that I will probably never use them all. I need another power-bank in my life as much as I … Continue reading →

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Tested: ZMI 10,000mAh High-Speed Rechargeable Li-Ion Portable Power Bank (QB810)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by lui_gough

It’s coming up to the end of a long-weekend and I’ve still not made any postings … lets rectify this! In fact, I’ve been too busy with my day job and several product evaluations on the side which will be … Continue reading →

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Review: element14 Presents (Flashbay Volt) 2600mAh Power Bank

Posted on June 26, 2020 by lui_gough

A while back, the fine folks at the element14 Community Forums sent me a set of prizes which included a nifty little power bank. Everyone knows that I don’t just blindly trust any-old power bank to my devices, nor do … Continue reading →

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Note: Swollen Li-Po Cells in a Xiaomi (Mi) Power Bank Pro (PLM01ZM, Nov 2016)

Posted on February 6, 2020 by lui_gough

Back in 2017, I blogged about the Xiaomi (Mi) Power Bank Pro. This particular unit, model PLM01ZM, supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology and became one of my favourite units to carry about because of its slim dimensions and generous … Continue reading →

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Tested: eX-power 75Wh Laptop/USB Power Bank (16-19V Output)

Posted on May 10, 2018 by lui_gough

Not very long ago, I salvaged a pair of eX-power laptop power banks, but it didn’t come with any output cables. As a result, I was only able to test the USB power output on them, which was underwhelming in … Continue reading →

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Salvaged: eX-power 75Wh Laptop/USB Power Bank

Posted on March 31, 2018 by lui_gough

Sometimes it pays to hang around various tertiary institutions. Case in point, when earlier this week, a group was moving out of their old lab into a new one. Events like these are often the impetus for a proper clean-up … Continue reading →

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Review, Teardown: LaCie 2200mAh Promotional Power Bank

Posted on December 21, 2017 by lui_gough

Earlier this year, I attended the SMPTE exhibition and was lucky enough to receive a power bank as part of the bag of goodies that I snagged, thanks to LaCie and Silicon Memory Technologies. As a result, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Mega Mi Review: Mi Power Bank Pro, Mi Max, Mi Band 2 & Mi Scales

Posted on June 3, 2017 by lui_gough

While I was in Hong Kong, I couldn’t resist the temptation to visit the “Mi Home” shop in Hollywood Center – basically Xiaomi’s version of an Apple Store, if I should be so bold as to put it that way. … Continue reading →

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Review, Teardown: “Yongsan/Dragon Valley” TR-5000 5000mAh Slim Portable Charger

Posted on June 1, 2017 by lui_gough

It’s been a while since my last power bank review, so I thought I might as well get one in. The difference is that there is a bit of a story behind this one – it’s probably not a power … Continue reading →

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WONTFIX Teardowns: iFlashDeviceHD, Varta SMP-75W PSU, Powermonkey Discovery Power Bank

Posted on June 1, 2017 by lui_gough

If there’s one thing I always need to do, that is to clean up and get rid of the rubbish. Almost constantly, broken things are taken apart and examined in my room, with some of them requiring only minor surgery … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 20 – Final)

Posted on December 26, 2016 by lui_gough

It’s Boxing Day, and while a lot of people are outside partaking in the shopping frenzy of underwhelming discounts, I’m firmly sitting at home plodding away at some data analysis to deliver this last part of the power bank endurance … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 19)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by lui_gough

This is one of those ongoing experiments which just seems to keep dragging on and on. Initially, I thought I’d torture a relatively unknown power bank by cycling it over and over on the test rig, expecting to see it … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 18)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by lui_gough

This is one of my ongoing experiments to see how a rather no name power bank ages with charge/discharge cycles, and it’s been quite surprising all the way. This is the 18th installment, meaning that we have reached a total … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 17)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by lui_gough

In this long ongoing experiment, I attempt to see just how a “no name” power bank stands up to repeated cycling. My expectations were fairly low at the outset, but it seems I’ve been proved completely wrong, as now I’m … Continue reading →

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Review, Teardown: Askborg ChargeCube 20800mAh Powerbank (M021)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by lui_gough

When it comes to power banks, while some users are content to have a moderate-sized unit that charges their phone a few times, there are other users who really demand as much capacity as practical. For those users looking for … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 16)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lui_gough

As far as experiments go, this is probably the longest and least exciting experiments of them all. It started years ago when I wanted to see just how long some randomly branded Chinese lithium-polymer cell based power bank would last, … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 15)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by lui_gough

Welcome to the fifteenth installment of this relatively unexciting experiment to see how long a modestly sized “unknown-name” Chinese Li-Poly power bank would last under continual cycling. Those who have been following along will know just what this means – … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 14)

Posted on July 8, 2016 by lui_gough

Almost two years ago, I started an experiment to see just how well a random no-name power bank would survive under repeated cycling, and to chart its “demise”. While I had some notion that it might have failed early due … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 13)

Posted on June 13, 2016 by lui_gough

This is one of my longest running experiments – an experiment to see how well one particular power bank handles repetitive cycling, just to see how the lithium polymer cell and the electronics handle cycles. This is the 13th part … Continue reading →

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Review, Teardown: Anker PowerCore+ 10050 (A1310) QC2.0 Power Bank

Posted on May 29, 2016 by lui_gough

When it comes to discussing power banks and USB charging in general, it’s hard to overlook Anker branded products. The company was started by a group of friends working at Google, and has since put out a multitude of USB … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 12)

Posted on May 8, 2016 by lui_gough

This is another quick update on my power-bank torture experiment that’s been ongoing since September 2014. Another 50 cycles have been accrued, for a total of 600 since the experiment began, or 615 cycles since the power bank was manufactured. … Continue reading →

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Review: Three Cheap Unbranded 1×18650 “DIY” Power Banks

Posted on April 11, 2016 by lui_gough

A common theme I hear from readers is “well, those cheap power banks are rubbish, so why don’t I build my own?” I suppose that is not a bad thought, although designing one properly takes a bit of skill and … Continue reading →

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Power Bank Endurance Test – Hillo Power Jin Gangxia (Part 11)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by lui_gough

It’s been ages since I last posted about the fate of this power bank. When I last posted, we were up to 500 cycles in the experiment, and 516 in total from new, and the unit was doing very well. … Continue reading →

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