Arigo AMP-18

 

Initial Charging...

Charging of the AMP-18 can only be done using USB, thus it draws power from either your laptop or desktop or it can alternatively be charged up using the USB outlet of the AMP-60.

 

Samsung Handphone Charge...

When fully charged, we tested it out by charging a half full Samsung handphone (X820), using the default connector that came with the package. The handphone detected the AMP-18 as per a normal handphone charger and started the charging process.

 

Pocket PC Charge...

As the AMP-18 did not provide with any power level indicator, we are unable to determine how much power was left. We then proceeded to charge up a O2 Atom Pocket PC that has only 30% power left. The AMP-18 was also able to fully charge up the Pocket PC without much problem, even after prior use of it to charge the Samsung handphone.

 

Flashlight...

While the led flashlight provided isn't any megawatt flashlight, it is still effective in shinning hard to see areas with ease, but do not expect it to brighten up a large area.

 

 

Arigo AMP-120 (AMP-60 and AMP-60E)

 

Initial Charging...

We set off by charging the AMP-120 (AMP-60 and AMP-60E connected using the connecting cap), as the batteries contain some amount of factory charged power within, the whole charging only took slightly more than two hours to complete. This timing should not be taken as the offical timing, as the charging is not considered a full charging, since the batteries had some factory charged power.

 

First Try...

Our first device to try out with the AMP-120 is a Compaq laptop (Presario V3210TU), which just happened to have its battery drained out. We fitted the AMP-120 with a connector that came along with the package and plugged into the laptop. With no surprises here, the laptop started to charge up, we left the laptop running, but in idling state (Windows XP). We constantly monitored the laptop to check on its charging progress, once the laptop indicated that the battery is fully charged, we disconnected the AMP-120. We did a check on the remaining power level left on the Arigo, by using the power indicator and was pleasantly surprised that it still containted roughly 50% power (four LEDs lighted).

 

Second Try...

After leaving the AMP-120 unused after our first try out for the rest of the day till the following day, we did a check on the power level again before our second foray in testing it. With no surprises here, the power level did not change, it still had four LEDs lighted up.

We then plugged the AMP-120 into another laptop that had its battery drained, this time an IBM laptop (T61). We were also able to use the connector that came along with the package to charge up the laptop. Unlike the previous round, there was light activity going on while charging (web surfing and editing word document). The Arigo did not failed us, it was able to charge the battery fully, but it ran dry soon after. Once again, we did a check on the remaining power level, and was confirmed by the fact that none of the LEDs lighted up.

 

Full Recharge...

Time to clock some timing for a full recharge after exhausting the AMP-120 completely. We counted a rough 5 hours was all it took to completely recharge the whole AMP-120 to full capacity.