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Review : Pelican Power Brick for PSP
Today I picked up a Pelican Power Brick for my PSP.
This is an external rechargeable battery back about 2.5 inches square with .5 an inch thick. It is small enough to have in your pocket but you will know it is there. This can store twice the charge of the standard PSP battery and when it is fully charged it can triple the battery life of your PSP. You just plug your PSP AC adapter into this battery pack and then into the PSP via another power cord. Then about four hours later you have charged both the PSP and the the external pack.
This is only $20 bucks so it is cheaper than a normal PSP battery and delivers twice the power. It also extends the length of your PSP power cord by about two feet. This would be great if you were going to fly cross country or was going sit down to nine hours or so of Wifi PSP multiplayer game action with your friends. This is not like some lame Gameboy advance light it really works and it delivers a good time for hours all night long. Oh yeah!
Jake at May 2, 2005 
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I've bought one of these too and been happy as can be with mine! A couple of quick things I've noticed:
* The packaging claims two full charges, I only seem to get about one and a half, which is still exemplary for a device that's only $20. I think the 2x comes from their math (the brick is 3600MAH, and the PSP battery is 1800MAH)
* It does seem to take a bit longer then 4 hours to charge mine. Again, not shocked but not worried, and the battery does seem to lose power when not used, it's prolly a NiMH or NiCAD battery.
All of this is nitpicking really. For what you pay and what you get, it's well worth it!
Posted by: Scott Vieth at May 3, 2005 9:05 AM
Hey Jake. Drop me an email tonight if you get a chance. I tried to email you at 8bitjoystick.com, but got an NDA.
Posted by: Jeff at May 4, 2005 3:06 PM
Would this work with non PSP devices?
Posted by: Timme at May 5, 2005 9:08 PM
Only non PSP devices that use exactly the same power and plug. I bet not many do.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at May 6, 2005 8:23 AM
My nieghbor has this thing and loves it. I was on the ferry this week but it was not needed. I think I wil get one before I deploy anywhere.
The damn PSP battery is 35.00 and this is the perfect alternative to it.
Actually...i am going to S.W.A.T. team leader school in Richland and I think I will get one of these before i go because I don't want to have to re-charge this thing in my "off time".
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Posted by: pete at May 7, 2005 11:27 PM
Richland Wa? Well I would tell you good places to check out in Richland if there were any to tell.
This is sort of like an extra tank of juice in the trunk.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at May 8, 2005 1:08 AM
Damn this thing gets hot!
Posted by: jetblac at May 10, 2005 5:16 PM
Batteries tend to do that. I would not keep it in your pocket.
Posted by: Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at May 10, 2005 9:35 PM
http://nycpsp.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&num=1116649060
They overheat and blow up.
Posted by: Matt at May 22, 2005 9:02 PM
