Nuked Hey there, tech lovers! It’s Nuked, your favorite funny guy who’s always up-to-date with the latest gadgets and gizmos. Today, I want to talk about Anker’s new lineup of USB-C power adapters that were recently presented as a solution to e-waste during their product reveal event in New York City.
According to Anker, these versatile chargers can be a great alternative for smartphone manufacturers who have stopped shipping adapters in the box. The company has released a slew of new gallium nitride (GaN) chargers dubbed GaNPrime over the last year with the third generation of its fast charging tech. Many of these chargers will be re-released as part of its new line, Anker Prime.
The new Prime desktop 240W charger by Anker is due for release in July and supports a max of 140W per device, similar to what we have seen from manufacturers like Hyper and Ugreen. If you have two of the larger MacBook Pro laptops, you could fast-charge them simultaneously on this new desktop charger, assuming you’re using Apple’s MagSafe to USB-C cable and that at least one of them is a smaller 14-inch model.
This charger should be able to deliver 140W of charging to a 16-inch MacBook Pro on one port and 96W on the other. However, for chargers capable of outputting 240W over a single USB port, we’ll have to keep waiting for Power Delivery 3.1 chargers or even the 180W one coming from laptop maker Framework.
The Anker Prime desktop charger also has a third USB-C port and one USB-A port available for whatever else needs power. Like Satechi’s desktop charger, it has a stand to hold it vertically on your desk. The price for this charger is yet to be determined.
Anker’s first product to support 140W charging for a single device was actually last year’s PowerCore 24K battery bank. The company is now upgrading it by adding a 27,650mAh battery in place of the previous 24,000mAh, with the new 250W Power Bank. This upgraded bank can output up to a total of 250 watts from all of its ports and can pull off the same two-laptop fast-charging as the previously mentioned desktop charger.
The upgraded bank also has pins on the bottom that allow you to drop it on an optional 100W charging dock, which gives the battery a home so you can habitually keep it charged. The dock for the new Power Bank costs $69.99 and has its own 100W charger with two USB-C ports and one USB-A port for other devices you’d like to keep topped up on your desk.
There’s also a new emergency/camping battery called Prime Reserve by Anker. It has a handle so you can carry it like a lantern, and it even is a lantern since a light can pop out from the top. It’s powered by 60,000mAh LFP batteries, which Anker says have enough power to recharge an iPhone 10 times. Along with its dual USB-C and USB-A (each) ports, the Reserve has an XT60 connector to support add-on solar panels. It’s available now for $169.99.
Anker has also updated its power station — the one that has the two pop-out AC ports. This time, the thin power strip that’s married to a DC charger has a power status screen embedded in the area that used to have just a weird circle light. It has two USB-C ports and two USB-A ones as well, all outputting a total of 140 watts of power (up from 100W). You can expect this, and most of the new Anker Prime products, to be available in July.
So, what do you think about Anker’s new lineup of USB-C power adapters? Which one are you most excited to try out? Let me know in the comments below!
