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Six-bay MacBook/iBook battery charger debuts
Oncore Power on Monday announced a six-bay battery charger designed to recharge MacBook and iBook batteries. It costs $395. The device is intended for use at educational institutions where MacBooks and iBooks are used. The charger measures 11 inches by 7 inches and it can recharge six empty batteries in less than eight hours. It has a white design and low profile to complement the MacBook and ...
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Six-Bay MacBook and iBook Charger Is An Orgy Of Charging [Six Pack Charger]
Gizmodo — ... name implies, can charge six batteries at the same time. Or rather three batteries at the same time, since it's divided up into three sets of two charging bays. Each bay can charge one while holding onto the other for when the first is done. This is made for the "education" market, but is perfect for when we need to go in the field and liveblog an Apple event and have to have six batteries on us. Comes in just charger or charger + six pack battery configurations. [Oncore via Macworld] ...

Oncore Power wants to charge every MacBook battery all of the time
Engadget — ... you have to suffer the indignation of a powerless laptop with the company's all-in-one solution to charge every brick in your arsenal at once. The device will juice up three batteries at once, letting you stagger the two bays of three slots so you're always one stylish wrist snap away from sweet, sweet power. Sure, it costs $395 (and presumably more for the version with included batteries), but you can't put a price on peace of mind, can you? Oh, wait. You can. It's $395. [Via Macworld]Read | Permalink | Email this ...

MacBook need never be powerless thanks to Oncore Power
PR News: — ... It takes less than eight hours to recharge six empty batteries. The charger is compact and measures 11 inches by 7 inches and is white in design to follow the look of the iBook and MacBooks. One little snag the price of $395 is just for the charger, you will have to buy the batteries separately. Although it has been said you can purchase a “value power upgrade kit” that comes with six batteries but we have no report on the cost of this unit. Source: engadget via macworld ...

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