Powerbank required

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weeboot

Original Poster:

1,063 posts

99 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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Evening,

Need a powerbank for keeping a phone and tablet topped up during an upcoming hospital stay for my daughter.
Need to pick it up swiftly from the high street/retail park in the next couple of days, can't rely on post.

Anyone got any suggestions/tips/preferred products?

pmanson

13,382 posts

253 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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I've got one of these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F5Q4F0U/ref...

You should be able to get it next day/within 24hrs.

Takes quite a while to charge but will recharge my Note 3 about half a dozen times before it needs to be charged itself (I normally just leave it in the car as backup so I only charge it once or twice every 3 months

s2kjock

1,683 posts

147 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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http://m.belkin.com/uk/F8M979/p/P-F8M979/

I bought one of these at Curry's in the airport as a last minute purchase. It does what says on the tin.

Hopefully Currys or Argos will have one in store.

Trabi601

4,865 posts

95 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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4000 mAh is nothing, though. Won't charge a tablet from empty, in my experience.

Sainsbury's have some with, I recall, around 20000mAh for around the same price.

PugwasHDJ80

7,529 posts

221 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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pmanson said:
I've got one of these - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F5Q4F0U/ref...

You should be able to get it next day/within 24hrs.

Takes quite a while to charge but will recharge my Note 3 about half a dozen times before it needs to be charged itself (I normally just leave it in the car as backup so I only charge it once or twice every 3 months
I've got one too- amazing bits of kit

you can get it delivered for tomorrow if you hurry up with ordering

abbotsmike

1,033 posts

145 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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Amazon definitely an option. If you won't be in then amazon prime to a locker where you can collect. Happy to order through my account if you don't have prime!

Havoc856

2,072 posts

179 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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I have an anker 25000 and it's perfect.

Du1point8

21,607 posts

192 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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anker or the one in the first link, just remember to get north of 20000mAh otherwise you are wasting your money.

Expect to pay from £24-40 depending on the model and the output needed (iPad needs higher output than iPhone for example).

weeboot

Original Poster:

1,063 posts

99 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Cheers for the suggestions thus far folks.
Would do Amazon, but funding only landed today wink Am at work for the next few days and don't really want to get carded/fight the neighbour battle if I miss it, hence my want for something from the high street.

Du1point8

21,607 posts

192 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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weeboot said:
Cheers for the suggestions thus far folks.
Would do Amazon, but funding only landed today wink Am at work for the next few days and don't really want to get carded/fight the neighbour battle if I miss it, hence my want for something from the high street.
Those ones will fit through the letterbox, assuming you have one.

weeboot

Original Poster:

1,063 posts

99 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Du1point8 said:
Those ones will fit through the letterbox, assuming you have one.
Or alternatively, I could pay a premium and get it tonight. Don't know why I didn't think of that bit.. wink
Ordered. Cheers folks.