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Edited March 17, 2020
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Ordered this a month or 2 back, it has worked without issue, and it's a better alternative to some of the other chargers posted recently.
Monoprice Obsidian Speed Plus USB Charger, 5-Port, 87W Power Delivery + 24W Type A Output:
1x Type C PD 87W dedicated (Power Delivery 3.0)
4x Type A ports 24W total, up to 2.4A output each
USB-IF compliant.
Free Shipping. $31.02
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33045
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Your typical Android smartphone fast charges with power delivery at 18w and 18w is enough to charge and play on a Nintendo Switch for example. I believe Apple also includes an 18w charger with the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. If you look up 87 watt chargers you'll see they're quite expensive, especially if you lose the one your MacBook Pro and look for a replacement from Apple. This Monoprice charger is an incredible value but it is definitely targeted at people that need to charge their laptops and not people charging a tablet/smartphone and a few other small devices.
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Yes you're missing the "87w Power Delivery" part of it. The 24w and 30w PD chargers posted recently from Anker and RAVpower will not properly charge USB C charged laptops/computers. You generally need 45w at minimum to charge and use your computer. At 30w, your device will lose battery even while plugged in and when you're not using it, it will charge quite slowly. 87 watts is bonkers and you don't ever have to worry about whether that's enough for virtually any device on the market.
Your typical Android smartphone fast charges with power delivery at 18w and 18w is enough to charge and play on a Nintendo Switch for example. I believe Apple also includes an 18w charger with the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. If you look up 87 watt chargers you'll see they're quite expensive, especially if you lose the one your MacBook Pro and look for a replacement from Apple. This Monoprice charger is an incredible value but it is definitely targeted at people that need to charge their laptops and not people charging a tablet/smartphone and a few other small devices.
Qc is Qualcomm tech from before pd standard was released by the usb-if. USB-PD is power delivery. USB-IF means implementers foundation, the group that approves pd products and does tests on them.
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But PD isn't that important for phones. The high wattage PD is for larger devices like tablets, laptops, and some drones. Things with big batteries that need to be charged in similar amount of time
Thought I've seen it on latest iphones/tablets using 60w fast PD charge..