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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 70200mAh Portable Power Station From RAVPower

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For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with RAVPower to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 252.7Wh/70200mAh Portable Power Station. RAVPower makes all kinds of power banks and charging accessories for Apple devices, and this Power Station is one of the largest backup battery options.

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Priced at $222 at the current time, RAVPower's Portable Power Station has an attractive cube-shaped design with a sleek black exterior and a handle for portability. Five LEDs at the front provide an overview of remaining power.

There are two 110V AC outlets for powering larger items like lights, refrigerators, TVs, CPAP machines, laptops, and more, with the outlets providing up to 250W when a single outlet is used alone. When both outlets are used, the Power Station draws 300W, split between the two.

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Along with the AC outlets, there's a 60W USB-C port that's ideal for charging Apple laptops and other devices. RAVPower says it's able to charge a MacBook Pro to full in three hours. For smaller devices, there are three USB-A ports.

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The Portable Power Station can be charged through a wall outlet, a car charger, or a solar panel, making it ideal for all kinds of uses. It's ideal as a power source when camping or for powering RV equipment, and it also works as a backup battery to have on hand in case of power outages and emergencies. RAVPower includes a handy soft carrying case with the Portable Power Station and a power adapter for charging it.

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We have two of the Portable Power Stations to give away to MacRumors readers. To enter to win, use the Gleam.io widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winners and send the prizes. You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.

Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.


The contest will run from today (October 23) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on October 30. The winners will be chosen randomly on October 30 and will be contacted by email. The winners will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before new winners are chosen.

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Battery packs like these are super useful to have around the house when there's a power outage. I've got a competing one that has a built in LED light as well so in a pinch it can be used also as a (very bulky) flashlight while trying to locate actual flashlights :)
 
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70200 mAh = 70.3Ah.
There's no way that battery pack is a 70Ah battery. A 70Ah lithium ion battery pack using the best cells available would weigh over 35 lbs
 
now i see it said:
70200 mAh = 70.3Ah.
There's no way that battery pack is a 70Ah battery. A 70Ah lithium ion battery pack using the best cells available would weigh over 35 lbs
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That is empirically not true, example: Hyundai HPS-1100: 13kg, 100Ah 10.8V LiIon:
hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk

Hyundai 2000W Portable Power Station | HPS-1100

The HPS-1100 is a rechargeable lithium-ion portable power station from Hyundai. Featuring plug and play technology, the HPS-1100 powers and recharges your on the go home essentials anytime, anywhere. Available now.
hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk
 
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Guys, this thing is the real deal! I got one for $183 on prime day. The reviews are all solid. I did an initial test running my router and modem, it lasted 6 hours and 20 minutes!
Also, it cannot be understated how important it is that this supports pass through charging, where you can use it and charge it at the same time from car, generator, solar panel.
It’s small enough to fit in a backpack, and comes with a nice case of it’s own.
I ordered a second from the RavPower website, it’s still on sale there for $183.
 
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now i see it said:
70200 mAh = 70.3Ah.
There's no way that battery pack is a 70Ah battery. A 70Ah lithium ion battery pack using the best cells available would weigh over 35 lbs
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Be careful of marketing. To get watts (how much power is actually in the thing), you have to multiply amps by volts. So is it 70ah at 110v? No chance. Probably not even 70ah at 12v. Maybe it is 70ah at 5v (USB voltage), or if marketing was really tricky, it could even be 70ah at 1v. They simply don't specify.

Now I will risk doing some math and hope I don't get flamed. At 5v, that is 70200mah * 5v = 351 watts. If you plug in a 110v device, assuming no loss of converting DC to AC (ya right!) that is less than 3.2 ah.

With my fairly weak familiarity with 12v batteries which I usually think in terms of, this would be 29.25 amps. 89 ounces is 5.5 pounds, so that is definitely doable.

If marketing didn't exist, battery packages would have to specify how many watts per battery instead of slogans like "last 200% longer than the competition". Hell, they rarely even put mah on battery packages, usually just on rechargeables, and never on consumer packs like Duracell and Energizer. Can you tell I hate marketing?

Sorry, end of rant...
 
c deerinck said:
Be careful of marketing. To get watts (how much power is actually in the thing), you have to multiply amps by volts. So is it 70ah at 110v? No chance. Probably not even 70ah at 12v. Maybe it is 70ah at 5v (USB voltage), or if marketing was really tricky, it could even be 70ah at 1v. They simply don't specify.

Now I will risk doing some math and hope I don't get flamed. At 5v, that is 70200mah * 5v = 351 watts. If you plug in a 110v device, assuming no loss of converting DC to AC (ya right!) that is less than 3.2 ah.

With my fairly weak familiarity with 12v batteries which I usually think in terms of, this would be 29.25 amps. 89 ounces is 5.5 pounds, so that is definitely doable.

If marketing didn't exist, battery packages would have to specify how many watts per battery instead of slogans like "last 200% longer than the competition". Hell, they rarely even put mah on battery packages, usually just on rechargeables, and never on consumer packs like Duracell and Energizer. Can you tell I hate marketing?

Sorry, end of rant...
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Just saw on Amazon that is shows 252.7 watt hours. Which means their amp hours rating is based on only 3.5 volts. Marketing at it's finest.
 
anson42 said:
Battery packs like these are super useful to have around the house when there's a power outage.
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Yeah, we've got a Lithium-based Yeti 1000 that can power our living room lights, plus our TV and the Mac Mini we use as a media server, for roughly a day.

We're still looking at getting a generator for the multi-day outages, since these battery-driven devices aren't really a good solution for larger high-drain appliances like refrigerators and freezers.
 
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