Comments on: Review: HyperMac External MacBook Battery – “Heavy”-Duty power

By: rick

rick — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:31:32 +0000

yes, batterygeek not only has a variety of battery packs it also has a usb port (not sure if it can charge the ipad) but it comes with other tips in a case and you also get a magasfe like connector and works with a bunch of devices, netbooks, etc. They have a car charger as well for the same price. The battery pack does not charge some macbooks but i believe it does some. I bought one 3 years ago for my black macbook and like it which is why i am wondering if i should get a hypermac one. If they offered me the car kit with 60 watt hour i get that.

By: John Peterson MD

John Peterson MD — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:51:27 +0000

Batterygeek.net has had these batteries for eons, though only in black and silver, for a lot less and they also include a free canvas carry case and a laptop cooling pad. Their 115Wh battery, for example, is $239 and their 222Wh battery is $475. Same size, same case shape, probably the same battery, though it’s hard to tell since the HyperMac site is more interested in displaying their models holding the batteries, as opposed to showing the batteries themselves. HyperMac also claims to have the world’s only external battery which works with all MacBooks and iPhones which is obviously not the truth.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:14:20 +0000

Hypermac,

Why are you using Quickertek’s and Mikegyver’s name within your website’s meta -tags then?

Seems like you just need to look in the mirror.

By: HyperMac

HyperMac — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:41:23 +0000

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By: mikegyver

mikegyver — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:29:19 +0000

We are the first to offer magsafe solutions for the Macbook line of computers. Our solutions WILL work with your existing universal adapters such as the AC/DC Kensington or iGo adapters!

mikegyver.com

By: GekkePrutser

GekkePrutser — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:59:52 +0000

“Actually, you can put the laptop to sleep, and swap the batteries without turning it off. They have a small internal battery that can keep them powered in sleep for several minutes.”

I’m pretty sure that small battery was discontinued after Apple invented Smart Sleep (where it stores a hibernate image). This was during the PowerBook age, so none of the MacBook Pro’s would still have this battery anymore. They will come back from sleep just fine though by restoring the hibernate image.

PS I’m pretty sure but not completely, but I can’t test it as my MBP has a non-removable battery too

By: Philippe

Philippe — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:32:21 +0000

I bought the 150 model. Performance is great, it lasted 27:30hours on my MacBook air. I fing the gauge indicators not very useful, you need to press the button to see how much battery is left. I also think the user guide is very bad. It is very heavy, had I knows the battery wasgoing to last that long, I would have chosen a smaller battery but when I bought it I figured I would divide by 2 to 3 the specs given to get closer to reality… I was so wrong, it works as advertised for me ( normal use, I don’t play movies, I just work;-) )
A MUST FOR FREQUENT TRAVELLERS

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:54:17 +0000

Let me get this straight, I can go out and buy this battery and haul it around to get extra use, And it comes with a mag safe tip. BUT, I can’t get a mag safe tip for my IGo because Apple won’t license to them. I don’t for one second believe the company is buying up power supplies and cutting the cord. This doesn’t interfere with sales of power adapters that Apple makes money off of. This is really wrong on the part of Apple.

By: nebu

nebu — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:45:07 +0000

is it charging while useing? and why dont u plug in the devices in the macbook? is an usb multiadapter not a solution?

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:53:13 +0000

Hi Doc. I’m glad we arrived to the same conclusion, The 222 MBPa big, heavy damn good product for a pro. But it’s too everything for a normal user.

I testes the exact same model as you in my “24 hour experiment”. YEah you guessed it, working during 24 hours (well it was my goal…) out of a plug.

You can see my review here :
http://www.klakinoumi.com/2009/05/25/the-24-hours-experiment-le-film-24-heures-sur-une-batterie-hypermac/

Keep up the good work man.