Of course, the downside of that is that it doesn’t charge your battery. This means that you’re not blasting through cycles so fast that an Apple Store staff member can’t quite comprehend why your number is so high.
The BatteryBox helps prevent this from happening, because it doesn’t charge your battery it maintains your current power level instead. If, like me, you’re constantly moving around and charging your laptop all over the place, racking up 700 charge cycles every twelve months, you’ll find you need to replace your battery every couple of years. The approach the BatteryBox takes to powering your laptop has pros and cons.
Let’s not talk about how my BatteryBox was basically out of battery when I wrote this review. Sitting at my gate or on the floor caused the cable to fall out every ten minutes or so using it in a restaurant had it functioning just fine. Next, I tried using it in an airport, which helped to confirm that you really do need to be at a table for the BatteryBox to not drive you crazy. I managed to get six hours out of the box before it ran out of charge - only an hour less than the time quoted by the company. With a flat surface to rest the box on, I didn’t have any issues with the cable falling out and it worked just as I’d hoped. Immediately, I could tell that this was a far better environment in which to use the BatteryBox. I don’t think it would shatter the screen or anything, but you could easily damage your laptop’s hinges if you do it too often.įor my second test, I headed out to a cafe to spend a day answering emails. Closing down your laptop lid to go and do something else results in you slamming it onto the connector. The BatteryBox provides a clever solution, but it just doesn’t work all that well.Īs well as constantly falling out, it’s so easy to forget it’s plugged in there. Apple’s patents make it very challenging to create any kind of third-party charger for its laptops, so I understand the need to get inventive and steer away from the elegant MagSafe. The SnapFit connector is tough to review.
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