Power To Go sled for Palm Zire 71

[mastershake]

I am an avid pda user, have both Zire 71 and Sony Clie UX-50 and i am about ot go on a trip soon. I am going to California which is a 5 hour trip from here in New Jersey. I probably kick back on the plane or in the terminal and watch a couple movies on the UX-50 (not bragging :D ) but after the battery dies down on the clie, it is time for some serious bejewled 2 playing. The problem is playing bejewled 2, with highest brightness, my Zire 71 is down in about 2 hours or so. And with a 5 hour trip, and 3 hours of waitng in terminal, ect. i will get bored real fast. My question i have been looking at buying the power to go sled from palmOne for a while now. Its only 50 bucks, so value is good. I would just like to know what you think i should do. I also want to hear what you think about it if you use it, battery life, comments. ect. All the info i can get is good.

Thanks,
~Andrew

[ackmondual]

Doesn't the Clie line use a different UC, or is it the same as P1 models? Anyways, battery life is good. Charge it up initially for 3 hours, and it can provide 1 - 2 full charges for you z71. It connects to the bottom and can secure the z71 to the sled so it deosnt fall out. Indicator lights only tell if it's >80%, betw 20% and 80%, and <20% power left. Try checking out reviews on PIC, BH, 1rst, and any other Palm site u kno of. Also check out user reviews where available. Many of those reviews were based on when it was stil $100, so half of that makes it much better offer

[maceyr]

I got myself the Sandisk SDIO Wi-fi card recently and had to get the sled since it drains the battery quickly.

I find it works very well. It clips onto the back of the Zire 71 and connects via the UC. I use it to charge up my Zire 71 when I'm running low on battery or when I'm using the Wi-fi card. Works great.

Also got one of those 9 Volt emergency chargers as well as a backup charger. Cheaper too.