The bottom line on the Incredi Charge battery is this: it works. In the past I’ve tried several different reserve power supplies for my gadgets, and I have not been impressed with many of them. However, since I’ve tried out two precursor to this battery (Incredicharge I-5000 and I-8800) I’ve been very impressed with this line of batteries, so I was expecting a really good product. Indeed, my expectations were justified, and this is one of my favorite such batteries. In fact, in terms of the combination of price, capacity, size and design it might be my single favorite such battery.

In order to test this battery charger I decided to completely drain my small electronic devices so that I get as clean of an idea of this battery’s efficiency as I can. (As an aside, when you really want to discharge them, the consumer electronics has become really robust in recent year. It took me much longer than I thought it would. I had to blast music from my iPhone for hours and hours …) I discover that I was able to fully charge all of my small electronic devices with plenty of power to spare. Full charging usually takes between one to two hours. I’ve tested this battery with iPhone 4S, iPhone 3G, Motorola KRZR, Motorola RAZR, Kindle Keyboard, Mobee Magic Bar, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Jabra SPORT Bluetooth Stereo Headset . Finally, I’ve done the “iPad Test”: I tried to fully charge my iPad (First Generation) (32GB, Wifi + 3G), and I was indeed completely successful in that regard. Oftentimes I was able to fully charge two or three devices with just one Incredi Cahrge fully charged battery. I was also able to charge two devices simultaneously.

To fully charge this battery it takes about six hours. This is much longer than some other such batteries that I have tested, and I think this is primarily due to the fact that it relies on USB connection for powering. The best way to charge this battery is to leave it plugged in overnight. You can plug it into your computer or a stand-alone USB charger.

Incredicharge battery is very well designed and very compact. It’s slightly thicker than two iPhone 4/4S, and about as long as those. It looks very elegant and sophisticated, and it is not out of place even with the most fancy consumer electronic devices. It’s also fairly light, and overall very convenient and portable.

The battery comes with a whole selection of different attachments, and they can be used with almost any small electronic device on the market. It would be useful to have a little bag to accompany all these attachments, but this feature is not a deal breaker for me.

Overall, I am very pleased and impressed with this battery supply. It is effective, portable, and very affordable. I would recommend it to anyone who travels a lot or uses their gadgets on the go all the time.