![]() That means I was safely able to leave my HP Spectre x360’s power adapter at home and run entirely off the Pilot Pro2. The most important thing is that you can use the Pilot Pro2 as a charger while its own internal battery is charging. With nothing plugged into it, I found that the Pilot Pro2 charges to full, from completely dead, in under four hours. POWERADD says that the Pilot Pro2 takes 12 hours to fully charge its 23,000 mAh battery, but I found that to be wildly high. When used exclusively with my Pixel 3, I was able to get a full five charges with a little juice left over. When plugged into my completely dead HP Spectre x360 15 and left alone, with the laptop off, I found that the Pilot Pro2 wasn’t quite able to top it off. It isn’t enough juice to keep a power-hungry laptop like the HP Spectre x360 going all day out of the office, but it’s plenty if you have periodic access to power in your car, at a coffee shop, or anywhere else you can plug in for a while. The Pilot Pro2 comes with a 23,000 mAh battery, which isn’t bad for a power bank this size and price. Lifewire / Jeremy Laukkonen Battery: Beefy 23,000 mAh capacity for plenty of portable power Since that’s my daily driver whenever I’m out of the office, I had to grab a compatible tip to really put the Pilot Pro2 through its paces. There are two tips designed for HP, but neither one worked with my HP Spectre x360. While the coverage is pretty good, you’ll want to check to make sure that the package actually includes a tip that will work with your laptop. Ten tips are included out of the box, for fairly decent coverage of Sony, Toshiba, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, HP, Samsung, and Dell laptops. Since the barrel connector is designed to provide power to your laptop in lieu of your actual laptop power adapter, the Pilot Pro2 also comes with a nice assortment of adapter tips. ![]() Both USB ports are capable of putting out 1 or 2.5A depending on the needs of your devices, and the barrel connector can output 5, 9, 12, 16, 19 and 20V. It features two full-sized USB ports, one barrel connector input, and one barrel connector output. When it comes to sockets and ports, the Pilot Pro2 comes up a bit short. Sockets and Ports: Two USB and a barrel connector It stays on all the time on if the power bank is plugged in, and it turns off automatically after about three seconds if the battery is being drained. It shows a visual representation of the remaining battery charge, the percentage remaining on the charge, and it shows the output voltage if you tap the power button. The display on the Pilot Pro2 is tiny, but it gets the job done. Display: Crisp little LCD display is very bright For phones and other USB devices, that process actually is automatic. The only way the process could be easier would be if the Pilot Pro2 was capable of selecting the correct voltage output automatically. Then you tap the power button to select the correct output voltage, and plug in your laptop. First, you need to plug the included barrel connector into the appropriate jack, then locate the adapter tip that’s designed for your laptop, and plug it in. If you want to use it to power your laptop, setup is just a little more complicated. It’s a good idea to charge it to full before using it, which took me just shy of three hours, but you can technically use it while it’s charging if your device doesn’t draw too much power. Take the Pilot Pro2 out of the box, plug it into power, and you’re good to go. Initial Setup: Good to go after an initial charge The overall aesthetic is a little dated when sitting next to my Pixel 3 and HP Spectre x360, but it’s small enough that it doesn’t get in the way or draw too much attention. It’s small enough to slip into your briefcase, bag, or purse, but this isn’t a power bank that you’re going to want to carry around in your pocket. In terms of size, it’s about the size of a trade paperback, a little thinner, and significantly heavier. The three-color approach doesn’t look that great when viewed from the side, and the white plastic gives it a bit of a cheap look overall. The biggest issue is that the top is a two-tone piano black and matte silver, and the underside of the unit is made of white plastic. The POWERADD Pilot Pro2 isn’t the best-looking power bank I’ve ever used, but it definitely has its own style. Lifewire / Jeremy Laukkonen Design: Sleek and compact with questionable color choices
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