An Outstanding Useful Well-Made Accessory power bank

Anyone with many personal electronic devices inevitably confronts the issue of keeping them all charged mini external battery. As a semi-Luddite, I don’t even have a Smartphone. I use a pre-paid Tracfone with its own dedicated charging plug that’s not compatible with anything. Still, between my Samsung Galaxy tablet, my wife’s iPad, my Garmin GPS unit and other camera and computer accessories, I always have something plugged in and charging.

This Lumsing Power Bank is a neat little appliance that takes charging your devices to the next level. When the company offered me one to test in return for an honest review, at first I mused, “Hmm, that might come in handy occasionally.” But now that I’ve used it, I think it’s far more useful than I thought initially.

It’s extremely attractive and well-finished (mine is black brushed aluminum—it also comes in blue, orange, pink and silver). Weighing in at nearly five ounces, it has a solid heft in the hand that implies high quality. The LEDs, power switch, USB and Micro USB ports are precise and perfectly fitted, with easy-to-read identifying labels. It comes securely packed in a foam insert inside a nice tan cardboard box with a removable blue band around it. The coiled charging cable nestles beside the insert, with both ends fitting under cutouts at the top and bottom of the insert. Speaking of the charging cable brings up my only minor quibble with this product. The coiled cable only stretches to about a foot before it gets taut. That limits where you can plug it in to a 120-volt outlet to External Battery Pack Backup Charger it. The coiled cable is compact and elegant, but I think a straight cable would be better. That’s no biggie, though.

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