The Best iPad 2 External Battery Devices

An iPad can get a lot of use- we use them them for work and study, we play games, watch movies, read books and magazines with them. Sometimes they are hard to put down at all!

If you are a power user of the iPad there will always be the issue of battery life in the back of your mind. Is there enough juice to get you through the day or that long flight/road trip?

There has been a mini revolution in battery technology over the few years or so.

HyperMac external batteries (see bottom of the page) have been around for a while now but they are pretty big and weigh down any bag. New Trent have come up with a range of batteries that are less than half the size of predecessors.

If you go for the most powerful model it offers 11000 mAh (milli amp hours) of reserve power which means about 30 extra hours of movie time for an iPad. The most poplar choice though, is the iGeek (pictured right) that carries 9000 mAh.

It will charge smart phones, too.

Another popular device is the iSound with a huge 16,000 mAh charge. It is capable of charging up to 5 seperate USB devices at the same time.

It is supplied with an impressive range of tips as well as the wall adapter.

The drawback? It is a sizable thing to carry around at nearly six inches long and over 3 inches wide and might be overkill for some people.

For regular travellers with phone, tablet, netbook, camera, printer and all those other essentials it can be a life saver.