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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Excellent output for a small pair of panels. Speakers are horrible without modification Sep 20, 2011
By GadgetAddicted
I bought this guy as a nice emergency item and also for camping. I connected the panel to my HTC G2 Android phone while it was playing the radio out of the included Goal0 speakers. I had the panels positioned in a not-so-optimal way with only moderate sunlight and it charged my phone about 12% in an hour WHILE the radio was draining the battery and connected to the external speakers. That battery is rated at 1500mah for anyone who cares about the specifics. The other piece that I purchased alongside this kit was the Goal0 battery charging pod. You can place 4 AA size NIMH batteries in the pod for charging with the solar panel. When there is no sunlight around, you can use your available AA batteries to charge your USB devices. I used the charging pod to recharge my smartphone again at night as well as my Kindle. Honestly, if you have a lot of good quality low self discharge batteries around (Like Eneloops) you can pretty much get away with not buying the solar panel at all, the charging pod will pretty much do the job in the short term.
As far as the speaker goes, the sound is AWFUL out of the box. As others have mentioned in their reviews of these speakers, the cones are covered by a heavy cardboard material. I simply took a flathead screwdriver and used it to break the glue seal around the edge of speaker that adheres it to the case. After that, I used the flathead to pry out the speaker from the case. From there you can see the inside of the casing is lined with cardboard, and on that cardboard, there's a fine indentation where the speakers are. I used a boxcutter to cut circles out where the speaker cones are. Place the speakers back in the casing and you're good to go. One note about this modification is that obviously the speakers are more than likely no longer "water resistant" as originally advertised.
All in all, very happy with the purchase. I docked one star for the speakers being horrible as they were out of the box.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Fantastic for when you are way out there Sep 12, 2011
By R. Burnett
"Fuzzy Monkey"
Love this unit and the fact it cost the same even with speakers made it even sweeter. Easy to use, incredibly flexible, and worked great on all my apple products I travel with. Key to best use is direct sun. Worked fantastic by pool and when camping, on the windshield of the car. Charges quick in direct sun. Even charges my iPad, albeit a little slower. Love the speakers. Great sound from a small package and last forever.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Must have for camping or "just in case" Jul 05, 2011
By MrX254
Really good product. I have been recharging AA batteries with it and they get recharge really fast withing a couple of hours. The product looks and feels high quality. The rechargeable speakers are loud enough to listen across the room and the sound is good. Just don't expect a Bose sound. You should have something like this for camping or just to be ready for emergencies. Be prepare.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Was disappointed with power output after reading views Oct 07, 2011
By Davo
I purchased this and the Brunton 6 Watt, as i wasn't sure which would be better for me.
I wanted a solar charger because i spend alot of time travelling to remote places and camping, where there is not always electricity or inconsistent supply.
It is used to recharge my video camera batteries (main reason), AA/AAA batteries and GPS/cell phone.
It proformed ok, maybe not as expected as some of the reviews i read said it was better then the brunton, so expected more.
It seems to be well built, and is reasonably compact, with USB, Cigarette lighter and Guide 10 outputs.
Compare to the Brunton 6 watt:
The brunton has better output overall - 0.5 Amps/6 watts, where the Goal0 nomad only has 0.5 Amps/5 watts on USB, 4 watts on 12 V cigarette-lighter connector, and 7 watts only on the Guide 10 output - for recharging the Goal0 battery pack. I noticed this when recharging AA/AAA batteries, as there is an LED screen on the charger, which wouldnt display any info with the nomad, but did on the brunton. The charge time was shorter on the brunton.
The brunton is smaller and ligher - probably less than a 1/3 the weight of the goal0.
The brunton comes with a cable to enable the joining of 2 or more panels to get a higher power output.
However bacause the goal0 has a hard back, it laid flat on the ground, where i had to sit something on the end of the brunton to keep it flat to start with, and the nomad is better suited to attach to a backpack to charge while hiking, plus there is a pocket where you can place your cell phone/gps while charging.
At the end of the day, the brunton is better for me, because of the higher power output, and its lighter/smaller, which is ideal for travelling.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Female car ciggarrete socket adaptor not included. Sep 08, 2011
By Juan Sanchez
Great product, well built, tough as advertised, and worked perfectly. However because "nothing is perfect" , my cigarrete female cigarrete socket was not included :(.
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