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Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank

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258 points arnon | 2 comments | 21 Sep 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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cenamus ◴[21 Sep 25 13:07 UTC] No.45322381[source]▶
20Ah for 23 bucks? Seems like it's almost too good to be true. Wouldn't surprise me if it was just half that, would explain the price and weight.
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phito ◴[21 Sep 25 14:16 UTC] No.45322945[source]▶
Also I doubt that Haribo has special light battery technology. Seems more likely that they lied on the capacity... Article doesn't test the capacity
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1. ricardobeat ◴[21 Sep 25 20:31 UTC] No.45326362[source]▶
This is a white-label product, they likely just used lighter plastic or a cheaper frame (cost savings? white color?) and accidentally made it attractive for hikers.

The weight difference to the Nitecore pack being mentioned is only ~15g.

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2. ndnxnxb ◴[22 Sep 25 18:22 UTC] No.45337441[source]▶
While the price is only 1/5 of the Nitecore packs.

This seems off, either nitecore is putting a very heavy premium on their products while not using obvious weight saving options, or the Haribo pack simply will not deliver on capacity