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Aug 29 2005
4200mAh Battery Pack Review
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| Summary: Good deal !!
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Like a few other people on here, I have to travel alot for work so my PSP comes in handy when waiting for a delayed plane or when on a long flight. I soon realized like others that the original battery was going to be a problem. So, rather than go the extra Sony 1800mAh route, I figured a 4200mAh battery pack was worth a shot.
First charge from the Sony charger took about 8 hours for the flashing charge light to shut off. Zero signs of any extra heat like the Pelican horror stories. Things are looking good for my $17 buck investment! Now it's off to do a little informal testing. I fully charge up the PSP, the newly charged battery pack and load up a movie clip and Ridge Racer. Note that these tests were spread over a 2 day test period and movies were replayed from the memrory stick and not a UMD.
Fully charged PSP (no battery pack)
• Movie: 4 hours 15 minutes
• Game: 1/2 hour
• Battery goes dead
Fully charged PSP (with battery pack)
• Movie: 6 hours 20 minutes - movie
• External battery goes dead and internal kicks in
So did I get 3 full recharges? Not really, but that was not the way I tested it. Did I triple my battery life? Nope. I'm not sure whether testing the battery pack by letting it recharge the internal battery when not playing would have given different results, but as I said, this was not the way I would be using the battery pack in the real world.
So in the end, is it worth $17 bucks? Absolutely! I now have at least 10 1/2 hours of movie play time when travelling and could extend that again for a measly $17 bucks. The only reason I didn't give this unit a "100" is because the plugs in the unit are a tiny bit loose and may get looser with time but that remains to be seen. Overall, a big thumbs up !!!
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08/30/05
format13
| Washington USA
thanks, this review was my deciding factor to go buy one also, very honest review ^^
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08/30/05
format13
| Washington USA
now that im searching where to buy it, i can only find lik-sang for $26...whered you buy it?
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08/30/05
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Kawi
| Quebec Canada
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