Hands-On Review: Kensington PowerLift and PowerGuard for iPhones
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We’re all for multifunctionality, and the Kensington PowerLift (US$49.99) would seem to have that in spades, melding an external 1200mAh battery, stand, and docking station in one pocket-sized package. The PowerLift is compact enough to allow standard phone usage when attached, and the triangular structure supports your iPhone in both portrait and landscape viewing modes. Another plus: its extended-docking-plug design means that you probably won’t have to remove your iPhone from its case before plugging it in.
Obviously, the biggest tradeoff for the compact size is battery life: 1200 mAh is on the low side of external batteries we’ve tested. Kensington advertises that an iPhone 4 plugged into the PowerLift can get up to 20 additional hours of music, 5 hours of video, 3.5 hours of talk, or 1.5 hours of FaceTime (your mileage may vary HP dv2000 battery ). Nonetheless, if the thought of sticking a bricklike external battery in your pants pocket doesn’t thrill you, the 2.5″ square, under 2 ounce PowerLift might be your “just right” solution.
If you’re an iPhone 4 owner, and protection is more your thing, another US$10.00 will set you up with Kensington’s PowerGuard battery case. It packs the same 1200mAh laptop battery as the PowerLift, but opts for a hardshell case with integrated volume control and a MicroUSB connector for charging/syncing. The PowerGuard also doubles as a stand: a simple slit in the case back lets you use any standard credit card (or the case’s own instruction card Dell vostro 1510 battery) as a kickstand for landscape viewing.
Laptop Lifespan: Beyond Warranties & Guardian Software
Clearly, the lifespan of a laptop is not affected by the length of the warranty (though it is interesting that most extended warranties stop at 3 years), nor is it affected by the Guardian Software installed. Viruses and Malware may wipe out the data on the hard drive or even mess up the operating system, but rarely do they burnout hardware components. Granted, it is encouraged to have an extended warranty and up-to-date guardian software so as to provide the Hp 484170-001 battery owner with as much protection as possible, but these items do not address the lifespan.
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