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 | Posted by L*** T****(United States), last modified on 2012-01-05 04:27:10 | |
| Involvement: | Expert (understands the inner workings) | | Ownership: | 1 day to 1 week | |
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I got this in the mail like last week and it had no power but when i charged it and plugged it in my iPod it worked!!! |
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After Charging it for 3 hours i took it out and put in my iPod it did not Charge! |
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I email them right away and they said they were going to send me a free replacement because it did not work. |
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| Posted by G******* S********(Italy), last modified on 2011-09-15 07:22:57 | |
| Involvement: | General (knows how to use it) | | Ownership: | 1 day to 1 week | |
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Is very handy for emergencies because it is small and because is rechargeable through the light of the sun.You can also charge it from the USB cable. |
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Takes a long time to recharge with the sunlight and with the USB cable too. |
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I think it will be very useful, especially away from home,for example in Camp. |
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| Posted by S*** G********(United States), last modified on 2011-09-24 09:54:14 | |
| Involvement: | Expert (understands the inner workings) | | Ownership: | 1 week to 1 month | |
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I got one of these and im truly satisfied!! It is really small with a nice look and works great. I got it in white looks and feels great! The best of all it charges with the sunlight and usb so its really portable and reliable on. I really love the portable charger is because it charges really fast and can with hold a long time!!!!! This charger compares best to many other portable chargers, but whats best is that it can charge from sunlight or a regular light at home!!!! This thing rocks! |
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There needs to be more protection for the solar panel. It is put in really well, but it looks like it will break if it drops. I still havent dropped it because i have it on my keychain and it fits there! |
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Make more colors to fit with everyones need, not just black, green, and white. |
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| Posted by h* j*(Canada), last modified on 2011-07-06 08:08:30 | |
| Involvement: | Novice (still getting used to it) | | Ownership: | less than 1 day | |
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The micro-USB tip attaches directly to my phone, and I use the USB female tip to charge my iPod Touch via its USB cable. You can use it to charge anything that has a USB charging cable, so that's really handy. My AC adapter came with interchangeable prongs for the USA, Australia/NZ, UK/Europe, and those round prongs possibly used in Asia, which is really neat. I have a trip to NZ planned, and I'll take the Solio instead of my devices' respective charging paraphernalia. While this means I can charge only one device at a time, I can charge one device overnight while the device is plugged in (and charging itself too), then charge the other device during the day while it and the Solio are stowed in my backpack!
Note: you can't charge a laptop or any heavy power usage items with the Solio. It's designed for "personal electronics" like cellphones and MP3 players. It will work with digital cameras that can charge via USB, they say on their website.
The thing that loses Solio points is solar charging. I've owned it for 4 days and it charges very slowly using just the sun. I've had it outdoors on my sunny porch for a couple of days and it's only gotten one "tick" of charge. Now, I live in the Northeast US, and that spot gets direct sunlight only in the afternoon. Both days have been partially cloudy, but this seems sad. At this point I'm ready to ask for some sort of protective cover for the solar cell and just use it as a charger/spare battery! Solio claims it takes 20 hours to get a full charge, but unless you're under ideal conditions it's going to take much longer. So can't recommend that anyone count on it for seriously charging a device using only the sun. If that's your need, you should go for Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger, which is heavier but has 3 collectors instead of just 1.
So I like it as a travel charger and emergency battery. I don't think you can expect to reduce your energy use and count on getting any significant charging from the sun, unless you live in a sunnier clime and can keep it in stronger sunlight more of the day. You might get enough charge for an emergency call, or to keep a device topped off, so it's better than not having a solar collector, I guess. But if you have multiple devices that you travel with, and you'd like to have some spare charge and not carry all those different charge plugs, then this might be useful for you |
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It does tale kinda long to charge it, but I got it to charge in my car easy, in the winter even. Your windows need to be clean (it won't charge under half of my back window because of this), and your car needs to be in the direct sun, but even driving, in my boyfriend's hatchback, we clip it to the cracked window & it charges fine.
It's great for trips, where I know I'm going to burn out my battery on my smart phone, as an emergency back up. |
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before you buy this product check on the charging time. In order to actually use it to solar charge you need to leave it in the direct sunlight for about 5 days!!! If you plug it in to a wall socket or computer to charge it takes about 4-5 hours. |
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| Posted by N**** B********(United States), last modified on 2011-04-14 04:49:01 | |
| Involvement: | Novice (still getting used to it) | | Ownership: | less than 1 day | |
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the best thing about this item is that its solar and when you are camping or your traveling and phone is dead use this solar charger . its small and easy to carry |
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there is no bad things about thing item and you have to charge it for a while to charge your iphone for at least half the bar |
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the product is at the best pricing . and it is very good quality so i dont have much to complain |
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