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Solio Magnesium Edition Universal Solar Hybrid Charger | 
| Brand: Solio
Category: CE
List Price: $169.95
Buy Used: $100.00
You Save: $69.95 (41%)
Rating:  20 reviews
Color: Magnesium
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 2.6 x 1.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: S224-C41U
Model: S224-C41U
UPC: 873028001256
EAN: 0873028001256
ASIN: B000X12Q8A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Box Opened up, but never used. Like new condition.
| | | | | Price | Condition | Seller | | $100.00
| Used | I_Heart_RVA (A1132RLHMUX66Q)
Comments: Box Opened up, but never used. Like new condition.
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Collect and store power from the Sun or from wall outlets for charging your electronic devices any time day and night | | • | Compatible with the Universal iGo tip system for use with hundreds of different portable electronics | | • | High-capacity internal battery stores energy for up to a year | | • | Durable and weather-resistant to meet the demands of the serious adventurer | | • | One hour of Sun can provide 20 minutes of talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Customer Service June 11, 2010
Nice product... I hope.
Their Customer service is terrible... no answers, long hold times, forced to full voice mialboxes; no response to written questions. The product is probably fine, but pray you don't need their after-sale help.
 Excellent hybrid charger June 8, 2010
A step up from other chargers, including ones in the Solio line. You can charge from the wall or the sun. While not as environmentally as a plug in charger, it does make it convenient on less sunny days the day before some adventure! All in all, a great charger, easy to use. It does get hot when charging, though it is charging from the sun, and I would think it silly for a solar charger to be overheated.
 Good converter, hard to find a use for it May 13, 2010
The tips are great. I actually wound up using it to charge through the electrical outlet because I didn't have another appropriate adapter. Because of the inherent inefficiency of solar charging, especially through glass, it is hard to use it for daily charging of small electronics. This might change if I were outside or in an area with greater sun.
Very well made and rugged.
So I can't fault the design or the manufacture - 5 for 5 on that (though bulky, not heavy).
Because of lag times in charging, however, found it not completely useful for the purpose I bought it for - daily charging of small electronics. It might function better on a camping trip or - as I plan to use it - abroad.
 Best for Simple Electronics May 1, 2010
Being more environmentally conscious, I purchased this charger mainly to recharge my power-sucking Windows Mobile phone, which has a standard mini USB port. I also didn't want to have to wait for my phone to reboot (a few minutes) by physically changing batteries.
With my first intent to see how much juice this would add to my device, I charged it with wall power (I know, I know). I was disappointed to see that it added only 40%, and it took hours to get there. If I were using the phone while it was charging, it would have been a losing proposition. I called Solio. They sent me another tip, free of charge (thank you!). This tip worked much better, but still caused me some concern because I thought that the tip it came with would charge ALL of my mini-USB devices quickly, and without issue. I have a lot of electronics and justified the price tag with the thought of being able to use this with ALL of my devices.
It took me about 2 weeks before I just finally broke down and ordered the extended battery for my phone. Now the Solio lays in my car to be used only in case of dire emergency, and to remind me of how much money I wasted trying to be more green!
If you don't mind the purchase of extra tips, and your device(s) isn't very demanding on power, I'd highly recommend this. Just not the best fit with this geekette power user!
Solio Magnesium Edition Universal Solar Hybrid Charger March 26, 2010
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Received this charger about a month ago. My initial charge was overnight, AC wall adapter. Since then only thru the sun. Depending on the weather conditions, it charges fine. So far, here is a brief list of the things I have successfully charged using the Solio Mag & appropriate cables:
AT&T HTC Fuze
Magellan 1475T Auto GPS
Apple Ipod (5th gen)
Livescribe 2gb pen
Suunto X9i GPS watch
It also charges my two mini Freedom chargers (Ipod & Fuze) that I had purchased prior to the Solio mag. Only complaint is that it is bigger than I thought, but given the job it has done so far....I can live with that.
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