Mainly for Dell Latitude 5400, wireless charging phone will get extra score.
Please Recommend a Laptop Power Bank - Budget $100
raydebug on 29/06/2022 - 14:43
Last edited 29/06/2022 - 15:39 by 1 other user
Last edited 29/06/2022 - 15:39 by 1 other user
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Sorry my fault budget will be around 100
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/334421955029?
Dell themselves sell a power bank. $120.91 with 20% off coupon.
- 65Wh battery provides reliable, powerful backup power
The compact and convenient Dell Notebook Power Bank Plus features an 65Wh six-cell battery that provides reliable power when you're on the go and is easily charged using your Dell power adapter**. A five-segment LED clearly displays how much power is left, so you can plan accordingly.
This looks awesome!!!
Order one while it will arrive before 4/8 😂
Order cancelled as it needs dell adaptor to charge it 😆
Thanks anyway
Google "dell" and the part number to see where else you can buy it from.
I have this version: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-notebook-power-bank-plu… LINK is US, but there should be an Aus seller somewhere. It will be more than $100 though.
It charges with USB-C, but your laptop needs a USB-C and capable to charging through it. My main annoyance is the fact that there is only 1 USB-A port, and no USB-C port (USB-C port only use to charge the battery or passthrough). The USB-c attached to charge the laptop (or any device that takes USB-C) is always dangling, potentially damaging it in the future with no way to repair. Would have been better if there was a USB-C port to use any cable and easier to repair.
I think that 65Wh is suspicious. Battery capacity for laptops, mobiles, and power banks are usually expressed in mAh. The usage of Wh makes it hard for me to compare apples to apples and I suspect that's why Dell did it. I tried to do an online conversion on 65Wh and it required that I enter a voltage. I put in 12V as that sounds about right for a laptop. That works out to be a measly 5416mAh. That's not a lot for the price. I use the Kogan 26800mAh 118W Powerbank with PD and QC 3.0 (Black) $79.99. https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-26800-mah-powerbank-118w-…
Yea I was having issues figuring this out as well. I never did find an exact answer, but this review suggests it's 18,000mAh https://www.pcworld.com/article/415802/dell-power-companion-…
Doesn't specifically say which USB-C model, but said that the Dell USB-C model was 12,000mAh. Having used the USB-C battery I linked in previous comment, very unlikely it is 5,416mAh.
Also, my Gooloo Titan 2000A battery capacity said 73Wh and also 19,800mAh, which would make the voltage around 3.7
not 12V. These are lithium ion cell (likely to be 18650 or Lithium Polymer battery pack), so they nominal voltage is 3.6V - 3.7V
65Wh = 65,000 mWh / 3.7V, will give you 17568mAh capacity (or, 18000mAh capacity).
I thought the opposite, Wh actually tells you how much energy it stores. mAh you need to know the voltage as well to work out how much energy, so I assumed they use mAh to make it harder to compare.
Wh is the correct way to express it. Ah assumes that the voltage is fixed. USB-C PD can be 5v-20v (approx.) on the output.
10Wh @ 5v is 2Ah
10Wh @ 20v is 0.5Ah
So saying you have 18000mAh is not really useful if the device is capable of providing multiple voltages.
As another user mentioned the mAh capacity is probably based on the nominal cell voltage of 3.7v.
- 65Wh battery provides reliable, powerful backup power
just get the biggest+highest model xiaomi you can find
I don't trust Xiaomi power banks anymore. They use flat lithium packs inside and the 10,000mAh one that I purchased started to swell. It had an aluminium frame and that starts to bulge so it was very scary and I threw it out. I look for power banks that use standard sized 18650 lithium cells. I don't trust the flat lithium packs.
RAVPower RP-PB201, or kogan Powerbank for cheapest at times
Personally I would always prefer RAVPower RP-PB201 it used to be lot cheaper around $50-$70, now around $85-$100
Kogan 26800mAh 118W Powerbank with PD and QC 3.0 (Black) $79.99
I purchased it ages ago and going strong. Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery, high capacity. Aluminium frame.
https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-26800-mah-powerbank-118w-…
Looks good specs wise, pretty much the same but bigger capacity. Only downside is can’t charge and pass through to laptop since the USB-c port functions as input and output. Sounds like you have a good experience, is $80 the normal price?
you could save more by Gift cards etc,
$79 is normal price yeah, cheapest was like $65-$70 i think.I still have one of the older recalled version and it is still going strong.
Yes, $79 is the normal price and is good especially with inflation. Sometimes it goes up to $200 but I don't think it actually sells at that price. I remember the recall a few years back and I contacted Kogan. They told me that the recalled one was the lower capacity model that had a manufacturing fault. That one isn't sold anymore. They said my model wasn't affected. I don't use the charge pass through even though it's a convenient feature for some. I was after a high capacity power bank that had high output. This one has 118W output with PD and QC 3.0 support. Hard to find one with those specs at such a good price. It's heavy with a strong aluminium frame. I have no complaints and it hasn't swollen or exploded on me after all these years. The one sold on Kogan is the newer model with higher 118W output.
Also, are you sure that it doesn't have charge pass through? The listing states, "UPS – Charge and use your device simultaneously". I don't personally use it but looking from the ports the power input will be into the USB C port. Then you will have a USB A to C cable to charge your laptop.
fairly sure you can't charge USB-A as max 18W. But agree that it's not a requirement for everyone
Oh no! I just looked at the listing again. Out of stock. Looks like it got ozbargained.
What have you found so far? What size/specs/connector or budget are you look for? Help people to help you.