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Stop debating gadget boy, just get one......

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Yes it's expensive, no it wont run your 72 inch plasma... After much heel dragging and beating my self up over the price I purchased one of these panels. If you understand how 12 volt power works the thing is beyond wicked!I had basic 12 volt knowledge from working on cars and using power inverters in them but nothing like some of the reviewer's here. First off don't be scared to read and learn, I am terrible with math but after a little research it became much less complicated to know what the panel will and will not do. To simplify it in full Nevada sunlight (In December no less) this will run a 30 watt (DC) product in real time. If you need AC power expect about 15 watts unless you have an efficient (expensive!) inverter. I have a friend who also has this panel that has run his Nintendo Wii (45 watts!) in real time off of this in direct sunlight. It produces more power than advertised for the most part as other reviews have stated. This coupled with a Duracell 300 is a VERY portable and renewable power source. The Duracell 300 ran a Vizio 23 inch LED tv (27 watts) and a Sega Dreamcast (30 watts) for over an hour of gaming and still had power left over. Recharged from the panel during the day, gamed at night.

Pros- Not enough is said about how tiny this thing is, we are talking canvas thin and light.
Often doubles the stated output in direct light
Nice grommets for tie down (though I wouldn't trust it in high winds)

Cons- Same as other reviews not enough 12V connectors included and linking panels without
splicing and making your own connector would be difficult at best

Final opinion: I think it rocks and will be getting another (Maybe the 52) to link and have a real renewable
and portable power source for more gadgets. It has changed my thinking about power and I now count watts like
most people count calories! My goal is not to be cheap and save money but to be mobile and still always have
my laptop and toys because I'm just that attention deficit that I need to!

Hope this helps make your decision!

Absolutely Amazing

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This panel, is perfect, I have used it to charge everything, it is amazing, everyone should own atleast one. I don't think I have ever been happier with any online purchase.

better than expected

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I got this to charge my Duracell 600 and to use to charge D batteries, run fans, play music etc. It has exceeded my expectations. The first time I used it the day was overcast in my treed yard, but it still put out plenty of power for mp3 player and external speakers. It also charged a phone at the same time. It puts out 12-18v even on a partly cloudy day in Va. It has sufficient amps to run a netbook in realtime.

My only complaint is with the cords, or lack of cords. I purchased a variety of 12v adapters and cigarette lighter plug adapters. You will probably like a cigarette lighter extension cord. If you are at a table in the shade, the provided cord isn't long enough to run to the array in a sunnier spot. It would have been nice to have the omni adapter cord much longer and to provide another shorter cord solely for joining two panels [which I will be doing]. I will make a patch cord for joining.

If you purchase the Duracell 600, the ac charging inlet will allow you to use this array for charging and I guess even trickle charging without getting any kind of regulator, as the Duracell uses the onboard ac regulator, which also trickle charges. This was a huge benny for me. Just plug and go. This fact is documented in the manual as well as the correct jack to use on your solar panel. Nice touch for the Duracell.

This is well made and really sci fi cool looking. What I didn't immediately realize is that these panels actually use mono crystal cells. It doesn't look like it, though. I expect that it will last a good while.

More energy than I expected

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I bought this with the Xantrex Technologies 852-2070 XPower PowerPack Energy Pack for the inverter and energy storage. They complement each other really well. The panel is able to collect a great amount of energy and keep things running for hours.

Great backup and recharging resource

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I have a portable 600W backup battery for my laptop and other electronics that I keep for emergencies, and I wanted a way to recharge it if the electricity were to ever go out for more than a day. I ordered this Brunton solar array because I had been reading a Blog belonging to a US serviceman in Iraq who mentioned that he used one to recharge his laptop in the field. I ordered one and spent a day testing it, and I'm very happy with it. In direct sunlight it seems to work as advertised and I've used the Brunton solar array to recharge my Duracell backup battery, my cell phone, and my laptop. I have even continued recharging on overcast days, although the energy output must be reduced, it still seemed to produce a respectable charge. The overcast day piqued my curiosity, so I decided to test the array. I went inside to see how low of a light could still generate a charge. I was shocked to find that I was able to recharge my cell phone using the incandescent light over my dining room table. With the exception of the position of the connection ports (as mentioned in other reviews of this product) I'm very happy with the design and use of the Brunton solar array. If it wasn't so expensive I'd buy a second one.