NEW BoboVR Quest 3 Charging Dock: TESTING & REVIEW
Quest 2 & Quest 3 Accessories: BoboVR BD3 Charging Dock for B100 batteries testing & review
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0:00 Quest 3 BoboVR Accessories!!
0:33 How the NEW BD3 Charges
1:01 BD3 Dock Unboxing
1:44 First Plugin TEST
2:30 We have LOTS OF TESTING to Do
3:00 Back EARLY... due to problems...
3:51 Need BIGGER Power Bricks
4:53 OH NO...
5:24 Only ONE Charger Maxed it Out
5:50 It's been a LONG WEEK of Testing
6:30 FAST CHARGING WORKS!!
7:04 Slow Charge is FINE for most people
7:35 The On Board SCREEN
8:21 Screen is not REALLY Necessary
9:11 The CONS: Price ADDS UP
9:47 "Over-Engineered"???
10:18 Power Brick Issues
10:50 The PROS
11:31 The BIGGEST BENEFIT
12:22 Kiwi Problems...
12:37 BOBOVR EASTER EGGS DROPPED TODAY!!
12:59 This is THANKS TO YOU!
13:22 What do YOU Think??
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BOBOVR BD3 Charging Dock, Providing Fast Charging for 3*B100, 30W Power, 0-80% in Just 1 Hour
CLAIMS FROM THE COMPANY:
The BD3 super charging dock is an additional charging component introduced by BOBOVR specifically for the B100 batteries. It features a desktop-style simple design and can simultaneously charge 3 B100 batteries.
Each battery interface can provide independent 30W fast charging power, allowing for 80% capacity to be charged in 1 hour (power is limited by the output power of the charger; BD3 does not include a charger by default, and it is recommended to use a 30-100W USB-C charger).
Equipped with a digital display, it can real-time display the output power of the current charging dock, show the fastest charging battery position, and display the current precise numerical battery level, making it convenient to quickly retrieve.
BOBOVR upholds product innovation and high-quality manufacturing. We provide up to 18 months of after-sales guarantee service.
Using B100 BoboVR Batteries:
BOBOVR B100 Battery S3 Pro Replacement 10000mAh Hot-Swap Battery Accessories, Magnetic Connectors, Double Battery Power
Brand new B100 battery system: Compared with B2, while the volume remains unchanged, the capacity is increased from 5200mah to 10000mah, the battery capacity is increased by 92%, and the weight is only increased by 28%. Thanks to the higher output efficiency, the available capacity is B2 2 times;
Using high-precision BMS chips from Texas Instruments, it can accurately calculate the available battery power and transmit it to the load end to provide 1-100% battery display;（The battery pack itself comes with 4 LEDs for quick battery level checking.）
Built in multiple temperature sensors and protection switches, real-time detection of temperature at different internal positions, significantly reducing working temperature compared to the previous generation of products;
Enhanced services: If you are willing, we offer an additional fast charging dock BD3, supporting 30W fast charging power. It can charge up to 80% in 1 hour, providing 3 hours of usage (the slow charging provided by the battery pack itself takes 4 hours, requiring more charging time due to nearly doubling the capacity compared to the B2).
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I think Jay needs to sharpen his "sharp unboxing knife" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really do! I'm scared though, I have NO idea how to sharpen something like that
@@jaybratt Leather strop is all you need to maintain for most blades whether it's shaving razor, knife or sword. I doubt you will need sharpening stone unless you have been swinging at something hard and the edge is stuffed.
Those are probably chargers that have an asterisk next to the 100 watts. They all have multiple ports so it's probably a combined total of 100 watts between all the ports.
It depends. If you use more than one at a time then it divides the amps
It should say in the manual
@@MrLordbeavis Thats part of the problem. If you have to get into the manual to see their Asterisk of that it is combined load, and not single-port load, then it is false advertising. This is a big problem in the industry where not only do we have lots of BLATANTLY false claims on a lot of crap shovelware, but also a lot of misleading "Technically True, but with caveats" advertising. It should be labeled as 100W Total or something similar to that to be clear about capabilities. Not try to mislead us by giving us a max 50-70w out of a single port, but scale it down to 20-30 per port if they are all filled to make a total of 100W. Honestly, I know its how the 'game' is played, but more sellers need to have their accounts and/or brands/companies be fined or banned from sales platforms for false advertising claims. Especially on what should be easy to know and verify technical specifications.
You never fail to answer all our questions, another banger thank you for constantly keeping us updated
Kudos for taking the time to test these products!
I still got the Charging Dock anyways, I need it because when I get my hands on the Katwalk C2 Core I'll be doing a "How long can you last in Virtual Reality" Challenge I've been wanting to do for a while, and I'm going to start with a weekend. then when I have vacation time try and go for a week.
I ordered the magnetic facial interface from globular cluster and they sent a free set of grips!!!
The Tobenone is all that company makes and is a GAN III charging adapter Should be very safe to use no problem. It was the best one you tested
It's crazy to think at first how grown men would get stoked about more hours of batteries for a whole day. I said "at first". I'm new to it and the more I use it the more I can understand where I myself might end up. Shopping for dock now. Thx. My quest elite battery strap is actually underwhelming, and wasn't exactly inexpensive. These things really suck power with everything set to full bore - graphics, etc.
maybe the issue with the station not getting the full 100W is because the cable you connected from the power brick to the station isn't able to support 100W. So it makes sense that the tobin (?) power brick with the connected cable is delivering the best result.
This head strap and dock are not "over-engineered. I was one of the people begging them for parallel charging at full rate. The display is not what makes it expensive. The old, M2 doch was only one charger that split it’s current to two batteries. This one is 3 chargers combined.
❤ Jay, YOU ARE... ...The VR Charging God! 😂🎉😂🎉
I have the POWWWWUUUHHHRRR
Just waiting for these to get listed on Amazon (US)
My 2 batteries and base comes next week for me! Yay, I can't wait
Fantastic review as always! I’m waiting for my dock and two extra batteries. I wondered if we could use the CyberCore to charge this? I know it’s 120w but maybe I’ll try it and see. 😊
Just got my S3! So far, I love it, it did get delayed by 2 weeks, I don't know what that was about. I usually don't play for the whole battery to run out. Do you think I should get another battery, so I always have the option to play without breaks?
I agree with the overdesign comment for the new headstrap. Heck, I even found the M2 Pro strap overdesigned. I ended up keeping it but used the battery dock on my M2 Mini strap, which I find more comfortable. However, gotta love the BoboVR batteries.
Can you make a video of best external microphone for quest 3
Wow man! Thanks for all the testing. I'm sure it was terrible being in VR all that time lol
I love ur tests ...almost 3 years ago I buy my bobo m2 pro 2 after i saw your review with a lot of quest 2 strap with for each one pros and cons... But for this one i ame confuse: did you mange to get infinit play time with ONLY 2 battery ?one charging and the other on the strap and the dock Does the charging one fully charged when the other is "dead"? Does the the quest battery rest stable with it? Same question for Ar mode vr mode and air link mode
The dock is on the way. I purchased the cheaper Anker 100w charger. Model 317 I believe. it has just one USB port on it. Hopefully it does what it is supposed to. I only have two batteries though, so it shouldn't be a big concern. By the way the fan on the S3 Pro is fantastic. Get warmed up, then turn it on.... it works really well. I can see how you might not notice if you turn it on before you start sweating.
I got the binbok battery strap and it comes with a charging dock and 2 batteries. it's pretty good
That Binbok with two elongated batteries that u can swap on the headset was my first headstrap and it was totally efficient. I just find elite straps uncomfortable after time; but it does provide a good amount of playing time and the headset came with 2 batteries and a charger
@@Eagledocstew I like elite straps
Yea, it's a great headset for elite lovers (me incldued)
I'm cool with my 16 ft usb c 100 watt cable with 30 watt anker brick. I let it get down to 75-50 percent and plug it in. It holds the charge at whatever it was when I plugged it in. The cable is so light and long that it doesn't get in your way. I spent about $30 in all for brick and cable.
can the B100U be added to any headset? I don't really like halo straps, I really like my Kiwi Elite style strap.
Nice, I hope you get time to try out the upgrade kit on the M2/Quest 2 as well! :)
Hi JayBratt, I noticed that for some time now, while playing, Quest 3 charges only to 74-75% and stops at this value, this is the case with the external battery, Bobovr, Elite and the original charger. I see that Meta has posted information on the elite strap website that it only tops up to 70% when using quest 3. Is it possible to turn it off somehow in the quest 3 options, I'm almost sure that it was charging to full before? 🤔
Thanks for the review Jay! I ordered a spare B100 battery for my S3 Pro on March 30th and still waiting for it to ship 😕 I didn't bother with the BD3 charging dock as I would prefer a BD1 (single) or BD2 (double) charger. Plus it would mean buying a 100w power brick. Interesting that you struggled to get the full 100W charging capability when 3 batteries are docked too.
This is the problem when buying charger with multiple port they mention 100w but it was total of all port can draw 100w not 100w in single port
Will a quest 3 headset dock charge the bobo battery when it's installed on the quest?
My BoboVR M3 strap is making a buzzing noise in the built in speakers when it's plugged in to the Quest (and the battery is on). Is it normal, or I have a faulty strap? 🤔 I didn't hear any buzzing noise when I was using the M2 strap with the Quest 2.
Are you saying that the new 10k batteries can’t charge other devices anymore? So you can no longer use them like power banks? That is weird because my KKCOBVR 10k battery for the Pro 3 headband is able to charge other devices. If BoboVR removed that feature on the new batteries that would suck.
I ordered the S3 twice and cancelled it twice on Amazon, it’s just far too heavy and looks cumbersome. It’s not over engineered, it’s less customizable like their quest 2 accessories, aka some don’t need or want the fan. I ended up loving the Kiwi elite strap with their velcro 10,000mah battery pack for hot swapping the packs on the top strap instead. Neck fan is all I need vs air circulating inside my headset.
The Anker charging brick you link specifically says the laptop port only goes to 45W. A quick search online shows they have a few with a 100W port. Hopefully you get a chance to test on e of those. I am thinking of ordering model A2672 (Anker 317 Charger (100W)) hopefully it can do the job.
I am currently testing out the 317 using the boboVR 100 watt cable the duck came with I can only get 37 peak i’m currently on a trip but when I get home tomorrow, I’m gonna try the one cable that came with the charger and give you another update ( that’s with 2 fully dead battery in the dock) (adding a 3rd 80% full brings it to 39w)
Hey Jay! Always a solid video! I have the S3 pro and do think it’s a little on the heavy side. I think the dream setup will be the M3 mini with the new battery upgrade installed. Could you cover that next? I’d do it myself, but I can’t speak to any bobo rep for a version. I spent my own money on the S3 :)
Most of the power supplies with more than 1 port cannot put all the wattage out a single port. This is probably why you were hitting issues.
Where did you get the cat ears
@JayBratt I'm sorry for asking and I'm sure you've been asked before. Which stand is that you have your Q3 on? Thanks, for all the great content.
Probably what was happening with the bricks is that the 100 watts was the total you'd get if you use all the ports. its a missleading stratagy that companies use. youll see it a lot with cigarette adapters in cars too
Maybe I’m a “spoiled” American but I gotta comment on the length of time it takes to get these products. It seems BOBOVR advertises the next “great accessory” then it takes weeks to come IF they are in stock. Then once it does come u find out you have to purchase an additional item and that may also take awhile and of course is an additional expense. I love BOBOVR, but it’s frustrating to always have to play this waiting game
I want a stock strap adapter for the quest 3 bobo batteries like with the adapter for the stock quest 2 strap...
I'm gonna try to use my 100W charger that came with my oneplus 11, should be fine i hope.
Hope the new carrying case is coming soon too
Great review. I subbed, liked, shared and entered all givaways awesome help.. Thank you!
Hey, thanks Rick and welcome!! 😊
Great video! I have to disagree with you on one point. If your Bobovr battery and headset die, putting a fully charged battery on it, will not allow you to play. I just experienced that. I couldn’t play. The question needs to be at a certain point of charge to work. I don’t know what that is though. Thanks Jay!
Do you have a new recommendation for a charging brick? I know you said the one you initially recommended didn't fit the bill.
That case from the teaser better fit all this crap they’re making me buy loooool 😂
It... ...does
If/when i get a quest 3 i plan to get a bobovr head strap
They're my favorite!! There's other good ones depending on what you want but the hot swap-ability of bobo always keeps me coming back to theirs
Do it I just got mine. U don't realize how bad the original is until you put the new one on
@@stephenperry1276 you definitely notice the original, i bought a 3 without knowing the stock strap was bad and instantly on getting it i went on youtube looking for a better one
I am kinda disappointed that you can't use the batteries to charge your phone, the old one helped alot
I am too, I get them trying to save weight but NO JOKE, I'm on a trip right now and I brought 3 old bobos to help me keep everything charged. I guess I'll keep the old ones just for that.
I received B100 upgrade kit with the bad pins.
Can a new B100 battery be charged (slowly?) on BOBOVR's older twin charger station?
They don't fit the old station sadly. They can be charged slowly via a USB c charger of any type though.
@@jaybratt Ahh, I see, thanks. Do you have an Amazon link for the B100U Upgrade Kit? I couldn't find it via searching. Is it not available on Amazon yet? It looks like BOBOVR don't ship to my country (South Africa) for orders placed via their own website.
@@-WildCat not on Amazon yet sadly. All the products are supposed to launch worldwide but they're having issues getting them spread because they sell out instantly even in the few places they've launched. Everyone wants them ☹️
There's the KLIK 100W USB-C GaN Wall Charger Model KWC100CA or the ASUS ROG AC100-00 that gives 100w using only the usb-c (at least on paper)
Try UGreen brand chargers next time. I find they're a lot more reliable than the Anker ones and actually supply the rated voltages properly.
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Hi :)
Was I first
When are you going to do a charging dock for meta
Got my new b100 batteries but for some reason they are not holding the quest 3 charged let alone actually charging them. I don't think I'm doing anything extensive for them not to charge the headset. Anyone else having this issue?
bro how to cast mobile display to metaquest 3 ? we can cast qeust 3 display to mobile BUT HOW TO CAST MOBILE DISPLAY TO META 3 ?
The charging dock looks great but I won't buy one until they bundle it with a battery, which apparently are still in very high demand so who knows how long it will take before they start bundling things.
100w is not enough to be scary 😂. Remember before we had low energy lightbulbs 100w was a normal bulb.
I remember you saying couple of videos ago, that they made these batteries for charging everything...
In reality I dont mind, I have had trouble with charging the battery with a power bank, so its cool with me but the price is just eh
I really wish they would offer that charger with just one battery slot. I have two batteries, so if it charges them within an hour i already have infinite runtime by swapping out the two so i don't really see the point in having 3-4 batteries. Also i don't really need the display. The battery itself shows me enough information to see how full it is and if it's fully charged. I would rather have it take up less space on my desk and be cheaper.
Can you hotswap for infinite battery life with two B100s by only charging the batteries through the top?
depends on the apps/games you are playing. Some can drain your external battery in 60-90 minutes so two might not cut it if charged from the top
yje ears look so fun
Awww thanks! (=✪ᆽ✪=)
My dock has shipped but not the battery… seems a bit wasteful to not ship the entire order…
not gonna lie, the 2 100w chargers not delivering 100W but the same 60W with the common denominator being the bobo cable seems a bit off
Always worrying about Porch Pirates in the States I didn't like the packaging that the Bobo stuff showed up in. Just something that is more tempting and visible. I'd prefer just a basic looking boring box/envelope.
I'm passing on the charging dock. I don't use the fan on the headset.
Yesss, I use bobos all the time to charge my phone! Heehee
These might not work for your phone, well mines doesn't work...so I don't know about that
I guess we gotta keep the old bobos just for phones
@leoneljoseph6357 yea the new ones don't work. The old ones do, though!
i'll stick with the top charging for now with just 1 battery. Not worth the extra money for the dock or extra battery Using a smart plug to see the wattage used, and when its back at 0W i get a notification on my phone so i know its ready :P
Hi And jay, if you’re wondering I have a streak of commenting on every video within a day😅
I bet the Bobo cable isn’t really a 100 watt cable
Ohh no i missed it I am really late
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New facial interface I see 😏
Good eye! Tomorrow's video I'm pretty sure!
Why wouldn't they make and include their own power brick? But this battery setup is just too expensive.
I love my S3 Pro but this stuff is wayyy to pricy. The M2/3 Battery came with a charger for 50€ flat. Now they want 102€. That's a hard pass from me.
Some people that enjoy the more Gucci things in life, “over engineered” isn’t a problem. If people can’t afford it, not my problem. I enjoy some of the nicer things my money can buy.
Hey Jay, It feels like you missed something at least until 5:40 of watching the vid. Any chance you didn't read the chargers' specifications to see what they output per port? (usually it's part of their specs on Amazon images) Most USB-A ports never produce above 65W tops. which means even if the cable provided by bobo gives you 100W you still need a charger that supports not only 100W but 100W for the USB-A Port you connect it to. that would explain why the tobeone charger gives off better charge, even if not perfect 100, because the cable is different. I suggest checking those 120W-100W chargers that have a spec for their port and use the right cable for it. (C-to-C cable) Cheers!
I’m guessing the charging circuit only supports 60w over USB-C PD while the barrel jack supports 100w (or at least 80w). Seems like a weird decision if they don’t package it with a barrel jack though
Most chargers are rated total power for all ports in use. If it has 3 ports you have to look and make sure 1 of the ports can put out as much watts you need and maybe a 3 port 130w charger will have one usb-c port 100w but the other usb-c may only output 30w and if you use all 3 ports then that 100w then could max out at 30+30+18. Chargers have gotten way too technical and then you have to have a rated cable that can handle said power and not just watts but amps too, like to get Samsung 45-watt charging you'd think a 60w cable be good but no cause they are up to 3amps so you need at least 100w 5a or a 240w 5a to get the 45w on Samsung phones.. wtf 😅
The batteries being unable to be used as power banks for other devices is really a downgrade. Having more of them wouldn’t have been as bad if they could be banks, but it’s overkill for only the headset.
Seemes a cool but an unnecessary gadget, at least to me. I already have a couple of power bank of 10.000mAh, one of them in a pouch and the Quest 3 battery last waaay longer than I can keep the Quest 3 on my head, and I don't really suffer from motion sickness.
Workaround only to charge other devices? This is a future junk/ e-waste product line. Disappointed and boycotting.
Are you able to charge the old batteries on the dock?
No sadly, new batteries only!