Hello Jesus, I have the MyCharge Peak 6000 and while the fact that it can speak it nice, I don't think it's that important. In fact, it is only the current, older version with the integrated 30-Pin connector which can speak, MyCharge has abandoned this feature on the new Peak 6000 with the Lightning connector and if you are getting a new iPhone at the end of the year I don't see much reason why you would buy the one with the 30-pin connector. I find the integrated cables/connectors a more useful feature than the ability to speak since all I have to stick in my pack is the Peak 6000. I can plug my iPhone in and then lay it on top of the Peak 6000 to charge (the cable is super short, but I think that's OK. I have talked on the phone while it was connected if my battery was very low and just held both the phone and charger up to my ear. It's not something you want to do for a long call since both together make for a very thick package, but it's possible and if it's a longer call I can just use the headset. Oh, and yes, the Peak 6000 does have a regular USB plug-in so if I bought an iPhone 5 now I could just use the provided Lightning cable. I also like the fact that the Peak 6000 has a fold-away wall plug which once again means you don't have to have an extra cable for charging it and it turns itself on and off automatically as soon you plug a device in or unplug it. I had an older Mophie battery which had a physical on/off switch in back and if I unplugged my phone and forgot to turn it off, it would discharge quicker.
Now that I also heard about the Limeade batteries, if I had to buy a battery now or buy one for an iPhone 5, I would seriously consider the Limeade over the Peak since the new Peak doesn't talk so it's only other advantage is the integrated cables (Lightning, Micro USB and another one or 2 which aren't important for an iPhone user). What makes the Limeade very attractive is its capacity and competitive price. I paid $99 for my Peak 6000 here in Canada and for that I could buy the largest of the Limeade packs which has 3 times the capacity at 18,000 MAH and as far as I can tell it is not much larger. I just measured and weight it with my talking kitchen scale and below is the result followed by what Limeade says about their 18,000 MAH battery: MyCharge Peak 6000: 5.3 inches (13.4 cm) long, 3.0 inches (7.6 cm) wide and 1.0 inches (2.5 cm) thick. Weight is 9 ounces or 255 grams. Limeade Blast L180X: 4.8 inches (12.2 cm) long, 3.1 inches (7.9 cm) wide and 0.9 inches (2.3 cm) thick. Weight is 13 ounces or 368.5 grams. As you can see the dimensions are almost identical except the Limeade is half an inch shorter, but despite that it weighs 5 ounces more, quite significant although it makes sense because of the much larger capacity. I just checked on Amazon and the MyCharge Peak 6000 seems to have dropped somewhat in price, it is listed at $99 on sale for $79 with some offers starting at $64. The Limeade L180X is still listed at $129 and on sale for $99 with free shipping which once again I think is one of the best deals given the capacity. One last observation regarding how many times it will charge yor iPhone. Limeade says on Kickstarter that it will charge an iPhone 4S or 5 12.5 times. Which strictly based on the numbers might make sense. The iPhone 5 has a 1445 MAH battery and if you divide 18,000 MAH by 1445 MAH you get 12.45. If this were true, the Peak 6,000 should charge an iPhone 4 times, however, I find that if my Peak 6,000 is completely full and I charge my iPhone to 100% when it gives me the first low battery warning at 20%, that after 2 charges like that the Peak 6,000 says its battery is low. I have actually not used it to the point where it just stops charging, but I'd say it will do 2.5 to 3 times at most which means you probably get 8 to 10 charges out of the Limeade which either way is still pretty impressive and will give you more than enough juice for what you need even if you take it camping for a few days. My conclusion is that the Limeade L180X would be my first choice were I to buy a battery right now. Regards, Sieghard If I had to buy a batteryyou -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jesus Garcia Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 5:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: External Battery choice Morning list members after all the talk about external battery packs last week. I wonder if anyone out there has an opinion regarding the following. I am thinking of purchasing either a limeade 18000 or a peak 6000. the one advantage to the peak 6000 is that it has the ability to speak status. Does anyone on the list have a peak 6000? Also, come the end of the year I will be roling over my two year contract and will be getting a new iPhone which I assume will have the lightning connector so I don't want to be tied to a device which has only the 32 pin connectors. I assume both of these packs have the ability to use standard USB plugs with what ever connector at the other end. 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