Mobility PS0055-11 iGo Juice Combination AC and Auto/Air Power Adapter

The Juice provides power for your laptop for both AC and DC power. You can plug it into the wall, a car outlet, or either style of airplane outlet. And, what's more, is that with the optional Peripheral Power System, you can SIMULTANEOUSLY charge your cell phone or PDA.

The Juice is like having 4 (or 6) chargers in one. Imagine, instead of bringing two power bricks (your AC Laptop Adapter, your DC/Airplane power adapter), an AC Cell Phone Charger, and a Car Cell Phone Charger, you can now do it with just ONE brick.

I recently purchased my Juice, and it truly is everything it claims to be.

Another great feature about the Juice is that it comes with a wide variety of "tips" - you just change the tip and you can plug into a different type of laptop. This is handy when you upgrade to a new laptop, the juice will still work with it. Or, if you have two laptops from different manufacturers, just switch easily between two tips.

One small concern I have about the tips, however, is that they slip on/off very easily, and do not lock in place on the cord. When unplugging it from my Laptop, for example, the plug came out of the tip, leaving the tip still attached to my computer. Not a big deal, though, but something to be aware of. If you lose the tip, your whole trip will be ruined!

(If, for some reason the Juice does not come with a tip that is compatible with your laptop, they will send you one free of charge).

As for the carrying pouch, it's nice that they include the pouch to help hold everything together. Additionally, all of the cables come with velcro ties - a nice touch. The pouch is a little overstuffed, especially when you add the extra cell phone charging cord...that's a total of four cables and a brick in one little pouch. And if you add more than one tip, it's pretty tight. It does all fit, but does not seem like the most efficient organization. I opted to store my cables in a RoadWired Deluxe Cable Stable instead.

Specifications:
AC Input: 100-230 V ~2A 50/60 Hz
DC Input: 11.75-16 VDC ~8A MAX
Continuous power output: up to 70 watts
Safety features: over voltage protection, current limit, over temperature protection, short circuit protection
Unit dimensions: 5.40"L x 2.15"W x 0.85"H
Unit weight: 7.5 oz.
Cord lengths:
AC Input: 3.0'
DC Input: 3.0'
DC Output: 6.0'
Peripheral Powering System power output: 7.5 watts DC max
Peripheral Powering System cord length: 3.0'
Warranty: 2 years

Mobility Electronic's Product Info Page:
http://www.igo.com/mapfiles/juice.asp


iGo... these stay - I love that ad (and the product!)   June 11, 2005
 8 out of 10 found this review helpful

So I like gadgets, and I believe they make my life easier... whenever I travel, I almost always take all of the following with me:

* PalmOne Treo 600 world phone - this is an unlocked GSM world phone... swap out SIM cards and you get a localized mobile phone anywhere in the world...
* Sony Playstation Portable - perfect for long flights and settling down before going to sleep in the hotel... beatiful video games in the palms of your hand (also plays music and video if you want). Thanks to Ken for the reco - I love this thing!
* Dell Jukebox - 4000 songs in one little package
* HP/Compaq laptop - normally my corporate issue NC4000, but sometimes our personal zt3000 as well.
* Digital camera - currently a Minolta DiMAGE xT - tiny and takes nice pictures


The problem with carrying all of these gadgets around is that everyone has a rechargable battery built in - and all requires their own power supply. The solution I use is the iGo power system. Let me tell you a bit about it...

iGo is distributed by a fairly small company called Mobility Electronics (sometimes products sold under "xtend micro products"). They have focused on the niche market of portable power supplies - and they do this with excellence. There products allow you to power your devices via AC (both 110v & 220v), via airplane in seat power, and in your car / cigarrette power adaptor.

The iGo product offering consists of a power brick with wall-to-brick to cord, and a wall-to-device cord. To make the device work, you connect a "power tip" at the end of the wall-to-device cord. Each notebook computer has a speciallized tip, and sometimes a notebook manufactur will have 2 or 3 different tips... so be sure you have the right one.

If you buy the iGo 7500 (I bought the iGo Juice - but these are pretty much the same products), you get the brick, wall-to-brick cords (both AC and airplane in-seat and car cigarrete lighters), brick-to-device cord, tips for common laptop models.

Here was my overall shopping list:

* PS0055-11 - the base Juice system - includes main power brick, US-standard wall-to-brick cord, auto/air connector, brick to device cord, standard notebook tips (make sure your notebook uses one of those, or buy the necessary one).
* AC0103-10 - bag of handheld tips - includes one for the Sony Playstation Portable (uses tip B07), the Dell Axim (which I no longer use very often, but uses tip B07), the PalmOne Treoo 600 (uses tip A26), and the Dell Jukebox (generation 1) (uses tip B07)
* PS0229-10 - DualPower Accessory for Portable Electronics - this lets you charge two devices (laptop + MP3 player simultaneously). Comes with a car cigareete adaptor - so you use just this device + a tip to charge an MP3 player, cell phone, etc. in your car (without the power brick)
* 6620012 - European power cord for the Juice system - use this instead of the US-standard 110V cord.

I have also purchased a Targus Universal Power Travel Adapter (Model # PA033U) to help me convert plug sizes for the United Kingdom (220v but different pin-out, Switzerland (European standard round pins but smaller in size)... so I am set for anywhere in the world.

All the iGo parts + the Targus adaptor fit into one fairly durable bag that iGo provides to you... I leave this bag packed all the time, and when I depart for a trip, I grab my "iGo" bag... and I know I have all the parts that I need to meet my power needs for all my devices anywhere in the world.

My advice - don't buy individual tips... get the packs of tips / cables / etc. whenever they are available. Much better value. Be careful not to lose the tips... they can come off the ends of the cables...

Before I buy any new portable electronic device, I check to see if it is compatible with my iGo... if it isn't, I don't buy it (my digital camera is not compatible - it was purchased before the iGo - so the camera will probably get replaced soon). I highly recommend this product.


Great Tool for Road Warrior   July 1, 2004
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I've been using the juice iGo system for about 8 months. It is a real space and weight saver for the frequent traveler. I have used is successfully with my Toshiba Portege 3505, my Sony Clie, and Sony T68i cell phone including the bluetooth headset. I can travel with one charger instead of three and it easily plugs in to the adapter outlets on airplanes as well as in automobiles.

I can keep my laptop and cell phone or PDA charged at the same which is especially helpful in hotels with limited power outlets.

It has held up well on countless trips and I have had no issues to date (no breakage like some other reviewers for example). If you are looking for a second power adapter for your notebook I would highly recommend this for its flexibility and convenience.


Juice will not power simple devices alone, January 5, 200   January 8, 2005
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a quirk of the device and the description is only partially correct. There must be a laptop tip on the cable in order to use the peripheral power system tips. It does *not* need to be connected to a laptop. I got this info direct from the manufacturer and have found it to be true.


iGo Juice   August 3, 2008
I've had my iGo Juice for several years now, and have used it to power two laptops and three phones by just buying the tip for the new item. I wouldn't go any other way, everything you carry these days needs a charger, and I carry just this one with interchangeable power tips. One time I was traveling with a friend who had forgotten his laptop charger. Luckily, I still carried with me the original assortment of power tips I got with my original purchase, and I was able to charge his laptop with just a tip change. Awesome!