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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Any specific power bank brand you like? I've got a big chunky anker that can power my laptop but I want to grab something smaller as a phone backup day to day.

Nice advice about the go-bag too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

My favourite of the 3 I have is the Belkin boost+charge. But it is quite large (2.5cm thick, 14cm long). The older one I have is a Comsol PBF10NY, but that's discontinued now. I can't remember what the other one is and can't seem to find it at the moment, but I think it's a cygnett something or rather. Really any powerbank is a powerbank. Next time you're at an Officeworks, have a look at what they've got. Any powerbank that has a USB C port that can be used for charging itself and other devices will probably charge quite quickly (I think this is usually sold as "USB C PD" or "Power Delivery").

Wouldn't buy one from eBay or Amazon though, just because of safety and trustworthiness

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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