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GottaBeMobile Hardware InkShow: The Electrovaya PowerPad 95

Give me more juice! As mobile gadgeteers thirst for longer and better battery life, they often turn to third party solutions in the quest to stay powered up. And there are a number of such options available. Electrovaya’s Powerpads are just such a solution. If you’ve followed the Tablet PC scene at all you’ll know that Electrovaya’s Scribbler Tablet PCs come with the longest battery life around. The PowerPad with Electrovaya’s Super Polymer Lithium Ion technology have been a good solution for quite some time and thanks to the good folks at Electrovaya they’ve given us a chance to check out the PowerPad 95.

In this GBM Hardware InkShow we take a quick tour of the PowerPad 95 and look at the charging options, ports, and the Smart Tip solution for adjusting voltage. Since I have been using the Battery Geek Portable Power Station for awhile, I also do a quick comparison between these two portable power choices.

Here are some specs on the Electrovaya PowerPad 95:

Run time: up to 2–3 times more runtime between charges
Charging time: 80% charged in 2.5 hours
Maximum capacity: 15V, 6.3Ah, 95Wh
Dimensions: 10.6” x 8.2” x 0.6”
Weight 1.85 lbs.
Price $199

Special Thanks to Electrovaya for allowing us to check out the PowerPad 95 and remember the PowerPad 95 is just one in a series of portable power solutions that Electrovaya offers.

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Video: GBMInkShow: Electrovaya PowerPad 95

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2/23/2007 9:55 AM MST

GottaBeMobile Hardware InkShow: The Electrovaya PowerPad 95 Comments [5] | Digg This | del.icio.us | Citations

Friday, February 23, 2007 1:41:49 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

So how much time did the PowerPad add to the X60t usability?

Kevin

kevinh2

Friday, February 23, 2007 1:46:02 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

Kevin,

In my test I got about 6.5 hours running the PowerPad 95. I did not run the PP95 battery all the way down.

Warner Crocker

Friday, February 23, 2007 7:26:29 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

I have a Powerpad 130 and it charges the battery as well as powers my x60 tablet. My Power Pad did not come with additional tips.I also think the price difference between the units you are comparing should be mentioned. The battery geek you showed I think is almost twice the price as the power pad.

Nathan

Friday, February 23, 2007 7:28:07 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

Nathan

Friday, February 23, 2007 8:14:26 PM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)

As to the pricing of the Battery Geek I have mentioned it in several posts before and probably should have again. I purchased it for $299, so there is a considerable difference there but not quite almost twice. In talking with the Electrovaya folks today they are as perplexed as I am as to why it did not charge the battery in the X60. It did, (with a minor drop,) basically hold the existing charge while I was using the PowerPad95 But it did not charge it up. Do note that the X60 is not listed on the compatibility chart for PowerPad at the present time.

Warner Crocker

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