Portable USB power pack on sale today $7.99 Free S/H

[tpboles]

Not sure if this is the correct place, but here it is.

CyberPower USB Hub 4-Port 2.0 with Rechargeable Battery Pack - CP-H420MP - Buy.com

Thought this was a good deal with the free shipping and lifetime warranty.

mods, you can delete if this is not allowed (I'm not affiliated with buy.com)

 

[BeRight]

Looks sweet-just ordered one-thanks for the tip.

 

[Rev. Mac]

Damn, I just spent 40 bucks on my APC power pack. Let me know how this works out for ya.

 

[agga40s]

Sorry, I'm confused. I've ordered the 901 and the 801 e-cigs but not sure how the charging works. Is this similar to the USB passthrough you can use on your computer, etc? Or is it just a different way to charge the batteries for the e-cigs. Sorry for my ignorance - as you can tell, I'm new at this.

 

[eskimoroll]

Uh, I think this is just a usb hub versus an actual power pack. I doubt this would power an atomizer.

 

[TribbleTrouble]

For that price, it is worth a try. I went ahead and bought one. I even got free shipping. Iwill just have to wait a week (or so) for it to arrive. If it is anything close to the APC, it will be worth it.

 

[tpboles]

Yeah, I am not sure how well it will work. I figure if nothing else I will have a great deal of usb ports for my pc's now. I hope it works ok for the passthru's. I will update you guys as soon as I get it.

 

[fiddler]

Thanks for the tip - I ordered one.

 

[tpboles]

You guys are all welcome. Don't shoot the messenger if it doesn't work out!

 

[jamie]

Amazon reviews:
Amazon.com: Cyberpower CP-H420MP USB Hub - 4-Port USB 2.0 480Mbps 1.1/2.0 Compatible - Battery-Powered (Rechargeable): Your Store

NewEgg reviews:
Newegg.com - CyberPower CPH420MP Hub - Hubs

 

[ChillinSkimmer]

I thought there might be a chance you could use it to chrage up phones or MP3 players by just powering it on (while not connected to anything else). This is not the case. It must be plugged into a source USB port in order to be turned on to use the batteries.

It can't be used as a charger. The batter only comes on when it hooked to a computer. What it does is put less strain on your computers powersupply and if you have something hooked up all the time when the battery runs out and rechares it will acutally use more power. This is only for things like cameras and ipods that you plug in and plug out.

 

[strayling]

According to the manual (warning: pdf) it will operate standalone with no upstream device, but provides a max of 500mA and they recommend that you plug it into mains AC via an adapter.

Edit: Chillin, I read the manual a bit more carefully and you could well be right. The manual is silent on whether upstream needs to be connected before it will power downstream devices.

 

[ChillinSkimmer]

According to the manual (warning: pdf) it will operate standalone with no upstream device, but provides a max of 500mA and they recommend that you plug it into mains AC via an adapter.

Edit: Chillin, I read the manual a bit more carefully and you could well be right. The manual is silent on whether upstream needs to be connected before it will power downstream devices.

Ya thats what someone said on a review. It's for hooking multiple devices to a single USB port some devices use extra power so when hooking up multiple devices like these to a single USB port you need extra power for them to work correctly. Thing is what happens when the battery runs out do the devices just stop working? If its only for quickly hooking up a device then couldn't you just plug in one at a time? Only time I could see using this is with a laptop so when you plug something in it doesn't automatically start charging off the laptop battery. For $8 thought its not a bad deal. I would just turn the battery off and use the hub and then if I take my laptop somewhere I can use that so I prolong the life of my laptop battery.