External Batteries… designed for Apple

The Singapore company Rombica managed to combine light weight and huge capacity in their MacBook batteries, while capturing ... the very essence of the "Magic of Apple"!

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Before proceeding to get acquainted with the devices, let's allow ourselves a small lyrical digression. The term "Apple Magic" is often greeted with skepticism. Especially those who cannot boast of experience in operating "apple" devices. And yet, something that turns completely different people, from young students to serious businessmen, into fans of Apple devices, and “from the first meeting”, exists - it is foolish to deny it. It's not about performance, not about prestige, and not even about design - but about the feeling of unity, completeness of all the components of each gadget. This feeling appears even with a short "communication" with the gadgets of the American brand.

So there is nothing strange in the fact that MacBook users sooner or later acquire an Apple branded mouse instead of a plastic Chinese "crafts" for 500 rubles. And although the functionality of these accessories is approximately the same, everything is clear even not at a tactile level, but at a glance:

1. But if the company produces headphones, mice and keyboards for Apple products on its own, then such an important device as an external battery (Power Bank) is still not in the assortment of the "apple" giant. Although the manufacturer manages to achieve the low weight and thin case of devices precisely by reducing the batteries, that is, the accessory is actually necessary for almost every first Apple driver. We have to pay attention to the external market. But for the last couple of years, the mainstream power bank manufacturers have focused only on the functionality of their products. Until now, 90 percent of the assortment in stores are devices in plastic cases with a neutral or even frankly “cheap” design.

With their main function, they at the very least cope. But the root of the problem of using such devices with Apple technology is the lack of identity, which the use of gadgets from the Apple company quickly “hooks” on. In addition, not every owner of a laptop for 70-100 thousand rubles will be able to entrust its safety to a battery for 500 rubles. Separate low-quality "exhibits" may well ruin the battery in the MacBook itself, and its repair is a serious waste of time, nerves and money.

Again, external charging is purchased to be used outside the home - in the office, during a trip, or even meeting with partners. And the sight of an expensive, high-quality laptop with frankly cheap “made in China” accessories can easily cause cognitive dissonance in the interlocutor.

With Rombica batteries, all these risks are excluded - they are doing great with quality and compliance with Apple products. So much so that it is easy to confuse them with some of the "apple" gadgets.

2. Not only the appearance is similar: the same materials and the same processing technologies are used. Rombica battery cases are made from a single piece of anodized aluminum and feel exactly the same as touching a MacBook or any other Apple product. Among power bank manufacturers, only Rombica is IAAMA (Apple Accessories International Association) certified.

3. Models Rombica NEO PRO 180 and Rombica NEO PRO 280 are similar in appearance and have similar dimensions, only the width is different. But the difference in capacity is significant: if NEO PRO 180 “fits” 18,000 mAh, then NEO PRO 280 has 10 thousand mA-hours more. Translating into human language: using the younger model of the MacBook Air, you can fully charge it twice, using a more capacious battery - three times.

4. An important point: thanks to high-quality components, the declared capacity of Rombica batteries is 100 percent true. At the same time, most unnamed low-quality external batteries "lose" 30-40 percent of their capacity during power transfer (due to a poor-quality voltage converter). It also happens that the manufacturer deliberately deceives the user by indicating false characteristics: in the store, after all, it will not be possible to check the real capacity of the battery. But for a serious manufacturer, an honest name is much more expensive.

5. Another unusual point - despite the representative design, Rombica batteries allow you to save money. Yes, it would seem that 6990 rubles (PRO 180 model) and 7990 rubles (PRO 280) are not cheap at all. But thanks to the rich equipment, it turns out that Singaporean batteries are really profitable:

6. In addition to branded chargers for MacBook, adapters are supplied with batteries for almost all brands of laptops.

7. Speaking about the versatility of Rombica products, it is worth mentioning that in addition to batteries for "laptops", the Singaporean company has a wide selection of external batteries for other categories of devices - iPhone, iPad and iPod. We will tell you more about them next time. And if you are very interested, you can look at the company's website www.rombica.ru.

What do we have in the dry residue? Rombica is the only battery manufacturer with Designed for Apple Products certification to offer an entire line of batteries inspired by Steve Jobs. At the same time, Rombica showed an excellent example of how an accessory attracts not only with its design, but also with real advantages over analogues in terms of performance. The models of the Singaporean manufacturer are lighter and smaller than competitors, and the price tags can only be called attractive.

More about Rombica external batteries:

8. Rombica NEO PRO 180 (6990 rubles) - http://rombica.ru/catalog/accumulators/neo-pro-180.html

9. Rombica NEO PRO 280 (7990 rubles) - http://rombica.ru/catalog/accumulators/neo-pro280.html