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Griffin 9784-PBLKRSV PowerBlock Reserve for iPhone & iPod |  | Brand: Griffin Technology
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $28.00
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Seller: superkev07
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 4565
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1.4 x 6.9
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MPN: 9784-PBLKRSV
Model: 9784-PBLKRSV
UPC: 085387097843
EAN: 0085387097843
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| Features:
| • | The industry¿s most trusted AC charger | | • | Charges iPhone, iPod, MP3 players, other USB-chargeable devices | | • | Removable backup battery provides hours of additional use for iPhone & iPod | | • | Battery interchangeable with PowerJolt Reserve AC Charger |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Great in an emergency... July 30, 2010
Hammid
I have used this battery on more than one occasion and love it when it is used for its purpose, which is in an emergency. It will charge my fully depleted iPhone 3GS to ~30% in about 15 minutes time. I carry the battery in my backpack and only use it when I find myself out of charge on the iPhone.
No, it will not fully charge your iPhone. But, it will allow you to finish a conversation (inconspicuously) or get to a wall outlet for recharging your iPhone. It's a very clever accessory.
READ THIS if the other reviews are influencing your purchasing decision June 22, 2010
Mark Susan (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Here's the REAL story on this excellent item:
- The detachable, iPhone battery is more of a "booster" than a "full-recharge" system.
- This should be self-evident by it's demure size and 500 mAh rating.
- The iPhone's internal battery is approximately 1100 mAh, which is over 2x as much as this small booster battery.
- Harry Potter does not make this battery... thus there is no magic inside it. Therefore, because 500 mAh is only 45% of 1100 mAh, it's not very intelligent to think that a full power dump from the battery to your iPhone could add much more than 40-45%. If you need a full recharge... or even more, this is not for you. RichardSolo offers some nice options that are 1200 mAh (full recharge) and even a cool 1800 mAh (1.5x recharges). They're both more expensive and slightly larger, but wouldn't that make sense?
So, mathematically, this battery gives you what you should expect.
- A small bucket of water will only partially fill up a larger bucket.
- It will take about 45-min to do so.
Finally, here's what this product is, in a nutshell:
- A nicely packaged, small wall-charger with USB as its output. The power-plug prongs fold in neatly for ease-of-packing and as an added bonus, it includes a neatly mounted 500 mAh "booster battery that plugs directly into both the charger and also your iPhone. The booster battery holds approximately 40% of the capacity of your iPhone and can transfer that 40% in about 45-min. This is perfect for when you need to top-off your iPhone or "rescue" it from dying completely.
I hope this cleared up some of the details about this product.
Power Block Reserve April 23, 2010
Simone Lange (Anchorage AK)
Conflict of interest disclosure: Vendor provided a free copy of this item to me for the purpose of this review.
The Power Block Reserve is a black very stylish and elegant charging device. Works in almost any 100 to 240 volt AC wall socket and delivers safe power levels for iPod, iPhone, MP3 players and other USB devices. It boasts of an additional 6 hours of music and video on the iPod classic and 1 1/2 hours of web access and talk time on the iPhone 3G. You can charge your iPhone or iPod at the same time that you are charging the reserve battery in the USB slot.
Removable reserve battery pack provides additional use of your iPod or iPhone. Lighted meter on reserve battery pack indicates remaining power. Battery pack is also available as a spare and is interchangeable with the Powerjolt Reserve.
Putting the sleek design and compactness of the charger aside there are some short comings with this product. The stated time capacity I think is rather over stated. While using it on my iPhone I got maybe an hours worth of use out of it. It appeared to have discharged my phone entirely. Even after plugging in my iPhone to charge I still was not able to access any apps until about a half hours worth of charge had been made to my phone. It would keep shutting down and kept displaying the dead battery symbol.
The removable battery while small and easy to take with you has no protection on the ends so if you are carrying it in your pocket or a purse it is subject to getting filled with debris. I think maybe the battery is being pressed against objects in what ever you are carrying may attribute to its low charge or maybe that's just what it does. In order for you to see how much charge is left you have to put the battery on the phone for it to work.
The airplane mode indicator would pop up intermittently. Tried turning the phone of completely and then restarted it hoping that it wouldn't happen again...it did. Will admit didn't want to move my phone around too much when the battery was attached because I kept thinking I might accidentally break off the connector in the iPhone. It does appear that it's secure when it's attached to the phone just nervous about bumping into it. I have the Mophie which I use all the time and that gives me about 2 days worth of power if I just talk or surf the web or check email. When I use it for heavy gaming I get about 14 or so hours worth of life in my phone before I have to charge it.
This backup battery is just that a back up for when you might need a bit of juice for an emergency when you are traveling or maybe finishing up that song before you land.
 One more vote against - April 2, 2010
S. Rogan (Brooklyn, NY United States)
Not much that hasn't been said - but as others, I was excited by the potential of this accessory -
I recently upgraded to the 3Gs specifically to obtain and use the GolfShot app > a real power drain - [...]
At 45%, the fully charged Griffin only raises the on-board batter by 20% (65%) - I'd have actually been thrilled with the 40% increase mentioned by another reviewer - it simply doesn't have any real power - the only application might be as an emergency source if your phone is completely dead... but on a daily basis, it is useless. Not worth the effort to charge and carry.
Additionally - because of its design, it will not attach to a phone in a case > necessitating removal and opening the phone to damage while charging. Again, a real drawback > an interim male-female cord would be a great help here.
If I'd thought to hold on to the box/packing, I'd have already returned for a refund - skip this product -
My two-cents -
Is you iPog Touch internal battery getting weak and losing power too fast? February 15, 2010
J. Devries (Austin, TX USA)
Yes, internal batteries in your iPod Touch iPhone and just all iPods in general can be charged only so many times. Apple will not replace these batteries. What do you do? Well, get this handy external light weight rechargeable battery. It works great!
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