Air MagSafe Battery vs Anker MagSafe Charger

[gomakoto]

Anyone have a comparison of the official Apple MagSafe Battery vs something like the Anker 5000mw one? What I see is that the Apple one acts as one big battery and the device will prioritize the external battery to maximize time.

However it doesn’t charge (or charges very slowly) the actual battery.

Whereas the Anker one lacks the software/intelligcne side of things, but makes up for it by having a bigger battery. It charges right away and that is all it does.

The Anker is also much cheaper at half the cost. Anyone have any more details or anyone who owns either one care to comment? Does the Apple Battery charge the device?

 

[4sallypat]

Anyone have a comparison of the official Apple MagSafe Battery vs something like the Anker 5000mw one? What I see is that the Apple one acts as one big battery and the device will prioritize the external battery to maximize time.

However it doesn’t charge (or charges very slowly) the actual battery.

Whereas the Anker one lacks the software/intelligcne side of things, but makes up for it by having a bigger battery. It charges right away and that is all it does.

The Anker is also much cheaper at half the cost. Anyone have any more details or anyone who owns either one care to comment? Does the Apple Battery charge the device?

I have the Air Magsafe battery and love it.

It's very smart and will prioritize charging the phone first, then recharge itself when connected to a charger.

The widget showing up on the phone is also a nice way to monitor the battery conditon and charging.

Also love the orange / green charge light on the Magsafe Air battery - it reminds me of the Magsafe 1/2/3 Macbooks I have had....

 

[mikedude86]

I went with the Anker MagSafe ultra slim, I already had 2 other anker MagSafe batteries and they’ve worked well but I def wanted something slimmer to go with my new Air. So far I love it, only trade off is that it’s half the capacity as my other two batteries but I understand the trade off for the slimmer design (and it’s still better than the Apple version). I’ve had apple branded batteries, the older ones built into the cases, which were awful after about 6 months and the last MagSafe battery they made before the Air one. For the price I just couldn’t justify it and so far I’m happy. I haven’t had the best luck with the charging bricks or non-MagSafe batteries with Anker but their MagSafe batteries seem to hold up well **knocks on wood**