I'd have to say this is the LAMEST consumer invention of 2006. The 5+ hour recharge time and 40% less energy than regular rechargables make this pretty useless.
I have to have my laptop/desktop ON for these these things to charge. Just how much energy am I wasting just to charge a few batteries? (There goes the environmentally friendly aspect.) If I don't have access to a power source my laptop will die way before the batteries get charged. And if I do, I might as well use a charger.
And in any "emergency", I can walk FIVE MILES to the nearest convenience mart AND BACK with some disposable batteries before these things are even half way charged.
I've really thought about it and I cannot come up with any scenario where these things are a practical answer. The only thing that comes close is using it as a battery for a wireless mouse for a laptop. But even this scenario has it as an "okay" solution and probably not the most ideal one.
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I'd have to say this is the LAMEST consumer invention of 2006. The 5+ hour recharge time and 40% less energy than regular rechargables make this pretty useless.
I have to have my laptop/desktop ON for these these things to charge. Just how much energy am I wasting just to charge a few batteries? (There goes the environmentally friendly aspect.) If I don't have access to a power source my laptop will die way before the batteries get charged. And if I do, I might as well use a charger.
And in any "emergency", I can walk FIVE MILES to the nearest convenience mart AND BACK with some disposable batteries before these things are even half way charged.
I've really thought about it and I cannot come up with any scenario where these things are a practical answer. The only thing that comes close is using it as a battery for a wireless mouse for a laptop. But even this scenario has it as an "okay" solution and probably not the most ideal one.