The Proporta TurboCharger 5000 Review

Nov 16 2010

The Proporta TurboCharger 5000 Review

Posted by MickyFin in NOKIA, Reviews

It’s no surprise, i love my mobile devices, but more importantly, I like to keep them juiced up whenever Im out and about. There is nothing worse than running out of power whilst out somewhere, and not being out to find a power outlet, thus I love to have one or more options available to me for different conditions I maybe in. For example, I take advantage of the sun in the summer time, and use a solar charger to recharge my devices, but in the long dark winter months, I use different methods.

Like many of you, I love my gadgets, and being James Bond like when out, and try and be as self efficient as possible, so am always keen in testing out new mobile device chargers when they come to market, and share my experiences with them here for you all, so then you can compare, and consider which mobile device charger is best for your needs.

Today I will be taking a look at Proporta’s latest mobile device charger, the whopping 5000mAh TurboCharger 5000.

Unlike Proporta’s previous mobile device chargers, whereas you have just the one power outlet to charge a mobile device, Proporta’s newly launched TurboCharger 5000 has two power outlets, one labelled “Low, and a second labelled “High”.

What this means is one outlet is a general powered outlet for most mobile devices, and the secondary power outlet is for optimized devices that require that little more power to recharge.

The Proporta TurboCharger 5000 boasts an impressive 5000mAh Capacity, with an input of 5v, 1A, an output of 5v @ 1.5A equalling 5500mAh

The 3400mAh mobile charger from Proporta was the first to come with the all new black rubberized finish, and this has now extended across to this model, giving it a very rugged feel, and look.

With the TurboCharger 5000 lay flat on a table, the top of the device features a three stage recharge, and charge status indicator, there are three blue leds, which according to status, indicate fully charged when all three are illuminated when connected to a pc, or power outlet, and flash in ascending order whilst charging, these also stay illuminated during the recharging of a mobile device so you know exactly how much juice is left to top up your phone etc.

These three indicators in my experience have been a little hit and miss though, showing three fully illuminated leds, then dropping straight down to just one led, missing the second stage out altogether. I will however be keeping my eye on this, as its quite possible that the TurboCharger simply needs to be recharged several times to prime its capacity.

Also on the top of the device you will find a single button, this is used to power on the device, and power off, but due to its unprotected nature, in the way of being flush, with no bezel around the circumference of the button, it is very easy to accidentally switch the TurboCharger off, or in actual fact as my photo below show, accidentally switching it on. When my review device arrived, I noticed a blue light shining through the padded envelope. When I opened the package, the charging powerhouse was indeed switched on, and was probably on for most of the duration on route from UK to Finland.

Overall though, once fully charged, the TurboCharger 5000 performed very well during my tests, however, I was kind of hoping that the “High” outlet would allow you to use a full length usb connectivity lead to charge a Nokia device, but sadly, you still have to resort to using either a short charge cable, or of course, the supplied Inertia reel charge cable, and tips.

The only mobile device charger I have tested thus far that allows the use of a full length Nokia usb connectivity lead to recharge a device is the Zagg Sparq 2 charger.

Back to the TurboCharger 5000 from Proporta, this successfully charged an N97 to full twice over three days via two separate intervals. It also successfully charged my Nokia BH-905 bluetooth headphones, an N95, and an X3-02 handset without any problems, but as mentioned earlier, I had noticed a false positive with the led status indicators.

The TurboCharger 5000 is available for preorder for just under $70 USD, and comes with recharge lead, and several tips.

Key Features

Charge anywhere, recharge anything – over and over
Comes with retractable cable and range of interchangeable connector heads including
1 x DS Lite
1 x iPod
1 x Nokia
1 x Sony Ericsson
1 x Micro USB
1 x Mini USB (if you want a connector for your PSP please email the Proporta team, and they’ll add it to your order).
LED display shows level of charge.Capacity : 5000 mAh, Input: 5V, 1A Output: 5V@ 1.5A (5500mAH)
Impressive 5000 mAh storage – enough to recharge your devices several times.Dimensions (in mm) : 110 x 71 x 15

I hope this review helps you decide on which mobile device charger suits you and your mobile needs, so as for now, thanks to the Proporta team for their Review item.

Full details on the TurboCharger 5000, and other Proporta products can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by, and taking the time to read my review!